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agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, clutter, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hotchpotch, jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, stew, tumble, variety, welter
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The religious left — a hodgepodge of more progressive Catholics, Protestants and Jews and more conservative historically black Christian churches — tend not to be so focused on so few issues. — Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star, "Here's how Pete Buttigieg plans to appeal to rural and religious voters," 26 Aug. 2019 And the industry says a broader issue at stake here is whether its members, which transit the waters of many states, have to grapple with a hodgepodge of different requirements in each one. — Joshua Miller, BostonGlobe.com, "Healey, blasting oil barge industry, looks to protect Mass. tugboat escort law," 24 June 2019 Shannon said there were a hodgepodge of reasons given — including documents saved to her work computer related to her small business selling waist trainers and hair extensions. — Kat Stafford, Detroit Free Press, "City fundraising office deleted emails about nonprofit tied to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan," 4 Apr. 2019 The Tuesday, August 8, special election in Ohio’s 12th district was a hodgepodge of messy politics. — Christianna Silva, Teen Vogue, "Why Ohio's 12th District Special Election Matters," 8 Aug. 2018 The entire region was a hodgepodge of colonial outposts, sea gypsies, Christian missionaries, tea thieves, and Chinese admirals spreading Islam. — Mark Orwoll, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Way to Island Hop in Thailand," 14 June 2018 Over the course of the decades, backstage came to be a hodgepodge of what had been regarded as improvements in their day but were now antiquated. — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, "Behind the curtain: Cincinnati Opera's back at Music Hall with a more functional backstage," 7 June 2018 While schools and parents had time to plan in advance for the first two school days of the walkout, the rest of the four days was a hodgepodge of late-afternoon or evening notices of closures for the next day. — Ricardo Cano, azcentral, "In aftermath of #RedForEd walkout, Arizona teachers vow to continue political activism," 6 May 2018 What emerged in the 107 cases was a hodgepodge of policies and protocols among the departments and agencies. — Marjie Lundstrom, sacbee, "Can California fix its sexual harassment problem? State workers are trying.," 23 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hodgepodge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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