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as in eclectic
consisting of many things of different sorts
the team was a ragtag bunch who had only one thing in common: a lack of skill
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as in tattered
wearing torn or worn out clothes
a ragtag and weary regiment arrived back at headquarters with the latest news from the front
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Recent Examples of ragtag
How this proudly low-budget effort managed to license those tunes is as curious as so much else in this ragtag oddity.
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Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Chorus master Bruce Stasyna coached an all-male chorus who played a ragtag street band in the opening scene and battalion of soldiers at the end.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Surviving the Great Depression is one thing, this is something else, but the screenwriters manage to sharply draw the unique differences between each member of this ragtag crew as Murphy tries to get to the finish line.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Yet a ragtag network of activists, developers and engineers pierced Iran’s digital barricades.
—New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Chorus master Bruce Stasyna coached an all-male chorus who played a ragtag street band in the opening scene and battalion of soldiers at the end.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Surviving the Great Depression is one thing, this is something else, but the screenwriters manage to sharply draw the unique differences between each member of this ragtag crew as Murphy tries to get to the finish line.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Yet a ragtag network of activists, developers and engineers pierced Iran’s digital barricades.
—New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ragtag
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The event, ClawCon NYC, held Wednesday night, brought together an eclectic crowd that ranged from college students and working moms to hedge fund technology teams.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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From the West Coast’s majestic mountains to the prairie ecoregions of the Great Plains to the white sand dunes in New Mexico, the resource zeroed in on the small towns that feature the best views of the nation's eclectic scenery.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Elsewhere, Jenna Ortega’s tattered Christian Cowan slip dress featured a thigh-high slit that would make Jolie proud.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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The green cornice crowning the roofline had begun to fade, while layers of black paint and tattered posters peeled from the building’s exterior.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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Guiducci is prioritizing movie stars, nominees and (hopefully) winners while clearing the room of outside media, reps, sponsors and the assorted industry suits who’ve long treated the party as a networking event.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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Her lyrics declared independence from clingy lovers and assorted social expectations, often through analogies inspired by technology.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Though few natural-history buffs realize it, many of them have admired the handiwork of this unusual company, located in the ragged outskirts of Oklahoma City, for decades.—
Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Arnold—whose street work picks up from Garry Winogrand and Joel Meyerowitz, but with a ragged edge of comic mayhem—goes wild on one of the show’s large walls.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Los Angeles Metro Lost & Found office off Pasadena Avenue in Montecito Heights has items as varied as cellphones and blowtorches that have been found by Metro staff or security guards on buses and rail lines.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Sabalenka played an airtight first set, displaying complete mastery over the varied aspects of her game, and zipped to a 3-1 lead.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The seedlings and saplings are mostly knee-high to chest-high and mixed with thickets of ceanothus and other post-fire brush growing amid the true giants that stand dead among them.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The verdict was mixed, but the defendants were convicted on a majority of the 65 total counts.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Ragtag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ragtag. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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