higgledy-piggledy
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L.A.’s higgledy-piggledy architecture is one of our most charming characteristics.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
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
There are narrow alleys between tight-packed makeshift houses that sit higgledy-piggledy on top of each other - and the trees have grown to provide much-needed shade.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2014
“Look at the furniture higgledy-piggledy in the corridor.”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing higgledy-piggledy
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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Cat's Cradle
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