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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In fact, it’s often better when made from the odds and ends already lingering around your kitchen.

From Salon • May 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

She earned about $200 a week from the stand and used the money to help buy groceries and odds and ends for the children.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

When the van Daans arrive, we’ll be able to build cupboards and other odds and ends out of the wood piled in the attic.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

odds and ends

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