patchwork

The variation in standards and schedules across different index providers means you could end up with a patchwork.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The biggest changes are visible across Conwy, Flintshire, Denbighshire and Merseyside, where areas that were previously a patchwork of green fields and grassland are now covered by light brown tones, indicating extensive vegetation stress.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The project is funded through a patchwork of public and private sources, including a $10.1 million investment from the Bezos Earth Fund, the climate philanthropy organization founded by Amazon Executive Chair Jeff Bezos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

In the process, McElwee creates a patchwork tapestry, comprised of vignettes across time.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

They can barely touch my patchwork of skin for fear of hurting me, so I rinse and dry off myself.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Lek’s paintings are so layered that they have been likened to quilts — rich patchworks that remind viewers how much more there is to see.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

Across the state, Marshall has documented the transformation of landscapes historically characterized by patchworks of saplings, mature trees, shrubs and meadows — all shaped by frequent, small fires.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

Scientists hope patchworks of multi-coloured crops will help hide them "in plain sight" from pests as a natural alternative to pesticides.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2022

These constant shifts of scene can be whiplash-inducing, and, at times, the chapters can feel jigsawed together — patchworks of examples undergirding premises stretched thin by all they are forced to contain.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2020

The walls of these houses were patchworks of wood or aluminum or metal or whatever scraps were lying around.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore