Thesaurus results for RAGBAG

ragbag

noun

ˈrag-ˌbag

Definition of ragbag

as in jumble

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things gave away a ragbag of souvenirs and trinkets she had accumulated over the years

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Recent Examples of ragbag This roving ragbag was going to wind up scaring off the clientele. — Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025 Set at a different gathering or celebration each week, the show followed Los Angeles’s worst catering crew—a ragbag of struggling actors, writers, and comedians glued to their flip phones, who approach basic hospitality like an exotic custom. — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2023 In our ragbag of stereotypes, ostriches have thus become the quintessential dim-witted animals. — National Geographic, 4 Aug. 2020 The result is a colorful, yet cohesive ragbag that’s symbolic of the cultural diversity in today’s society. — Andrea Alonso, Los Angeles Magazine, 4 Apr. 2018 Thirty-two of its passengers—a ragbag of revolutionaries and their family members—were on their way to Russia. — Andrew Stuttaford, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2017

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Noun

Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.

— Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.

— Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of jumble

Noun

Developed with creative chairman Reed Krakoff and design teams in New York and Bali, the assortment splices the siblings’ contrasting aesthetics with John Hardy’s longstanding tradition of handcraft.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Now, a deeper look suggests a much broader assortment of material from the outside world — silica, metals, soot and other debris — is getting through.

— Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of assortment

Noun

Locals claimed that drinking it was helpful for a variety of respiratory and digestive problems.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
That includes cards such as the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees), which comes with a variety of excellent travel insurance benefits and the American Express® Gold Card, which is a rewarding option for dining and grocery purchases.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of variety

Noun

So are three mural-sized collages that reflect his ongoing investigations into the legacies of colonialism.

— Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
The first gallery presents Krasner’s collage works from the mid 1950s, when Pollock was at an artistic impasse and spiraling out of control.

— John Yau, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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