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

While the June war reduced Iran’s nuclear program to odds and ends, together these could help the regime rebuild and pursue a bomb again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

"Small independents like myself are only allowed to order from a list of random mismatched odds and ends that the big shops clearly didn't want," she said.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

“I’ll move up some of the odds and ends from the second bedroom,” I tell him.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

odds and ends

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