as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the painting was just a mishmash of colors and abstract shapes as far as we could tell
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Recent Examples of mishmash
Owner Ken Coughlin has spent decades building his sprawling outpost, a fanciful mishmash of hangout spots, terraces and historic mining and other artifacts.
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
But the supernatural elements here make little sense, despite the metaphysical mishmash characters occasionally ponder out loud.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
But the WordPress universe is a complicated mishmash of open-source products, nonprofits, for-profit companies, trademarks and licenses.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
The result was a trilogy that’s a mishmash of dueling creative visions.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
But the supernatural elements here make little sense, despite the metaphysical mishmash characters occasionally ponder out loud.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
But the WordPress universe is a complicated mishmash of open-source products, nonprofits, for-profit companies, trademarks and licenses.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
The result was a trilogy that’s a mishmash of dueling creative visions.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishmash
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
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Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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The show was also intentional about embracing younger artists blazing new trails in the industry — from a medley with up-and-coming urban artists Eladio Carrión, Quevedo, Myke Towers, to a Spanglish performance by Joe Jonas and Ela Taubert, who is nominated for best new artist.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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For example, roasted turnips turned up in the second course, among a medley of root vegetables.Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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Studies have shown the cannabis plant can help with a variety of medical ailments, including anxiety.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The rapper has been involved with a variety of political causes, largely Democratic ones, per the newspaper.Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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With the Amazon Support Small filter, buyers can sift through an assortment of small businesses on the site.Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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Therefore, targeting high-value leads will require an assortment of segmentation criteria.Jonathan Schwartz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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One study showed that kids who played with salt-dough for 25 minutes, rather than completing a text-copying task, were subsequently more creative in a collage activity.Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The printer delivers glossy prints with vibrant colors, and the companion app provides useful features like collages, templates, and basic filters to enhance your photos all for under $100.Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
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This doesn’t make the unpredictable stylistic hodgepodge of this album go down any easier for hip-hop heads who grew up loving Hill’s The Warriors but not musical theater, and who will receive much of this as nuclear-grade cringe.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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The showroom and its tire-kicking lot now sit mostly unseen from the freeway, tucked among low-rise retail centers, apartments and a hodgepodge of fast food.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Mishmash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishmash. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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