hodgepodge

He boasts of achieving a seventh-degree black belt in Keichu-do karate, a Cajun hodgepodge martial art developed by his biological father, Karl.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

The narrative conjures meaning from the Los Angeles cityscape by fusing a hodgepodge of textbook theories about the sprawling metropolis onto the gritty reality of daily life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

What follows is a sometimes frustrating, often hilarious hodgepodge of observations about the innate folly of living in a world where treating employees with basic respect is seen as optional.

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

The same Augusta National that gets obsequiously praised for its staid traditions is splitting the current tournament among a hodgepodge of providers including Amazon, ESPN, Paramount Plus and CBS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

But normally it’s no song in particular, just a hodgepodge of tunes.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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