higgledy-piggledy
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Instead of obsessing over the latest higgledy-piggledy, do something useful.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2024
Ukrainians upload a higgledy-piggledy stream of information about Russians killed in the war on several channels on the Telegram messaging application, including the names of the deceased.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2022
Moreover, the liver does not just expand higgledy-piggledy in the animals.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 15, 2022
They are now piled, higgledy-piggledy, by my side as I type.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2022
Slowly he directed one hand toward the cup and, just as he was about to spread his fingers, they began to grow in higgledy-piggledy fashion like Jack’s beanstalk all over the tray and the bed.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing higgledy-piggledy
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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A Light in the Darkness
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Cat's Cradle
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