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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Her son turns out to be Mr. Nivola’s character, the kind of guy who has a stash of $100 bills in a kitchen drawer for odds and ends.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

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

The top three are filled with paperwork, but the lowest one is crammed with all sorts of odds and ends.

From Literature

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