hodgepodge
noun
a heterogeneous mixture; jumble.
hodgepodges
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pluralof hodgepodge.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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His shows were hodgepodges of muchness — jewelry and eyeglasses and bags and clothes — that celebrated character over chic.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
They face states, counties and cities with shifting and often senseless hodgepodges of guidelines and restrictions, or, sometimes, no rules at all.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2021
I continue to receive these nonsensical hodgepodges of random numbers & letters.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2016
In particular, operas known as pasticcios staged in the 17th and 18th centuries were freewheeling hodgepodges, offering fast-paced spectacles of music by several composers, with plot, action and libretto altered at whim.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2010
Indian companies were formerly privately owned hodgepodges put together, without economic rhyme or reason, over the years.
From Time Magazine Archive
