odds and ends

NOUN

miscellaneous grouping

Synonyms

WEAK

assortment bits bits and pieces debris etcetera hodgepodge jumble knickknacks leavings leftovers litter medley melee miscellaneous paraphernalia miscellany mishmash mixed bag motley mélange notions novelties oddments olio particles patchwork potpourri rags refuse remainder remains remnants rest rubbish rummage scraps sundries sundry items this and that

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He said he moved the safe, which contained odds and ends, on a hot day to make more room for election observers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

She’s long been a prolific sender of care packages — sweets, soup mixes, plants, little odds and ends she thinks I might like.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Turning the odds and ends of vegetables—peels, stems, bruised bits—into a fragrant stock that makes even weeknight soup feel luxurious.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

In contrast to a designer, a tinkerer must, Jacob argued, manage with odds and ends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

“It’s a little...brief,” Jessie said as she sifted through a box of odds and ends she had picked up over the years.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

odds and ends

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