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as in novelties
small useful items
she's always searching among the odds and ends in the drawer for some tool that she needs
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as in rest
a remaining group or portion
almost all of the piece of leather will be needed for upholstering the chair, so just throw away any odds and ends
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Recent Examples of odds and ends
Keep a label maker on hand, perhaps in an organizer storage bin for odds and ends that find their way into a kitchen drawer.
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Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
The icky parts are discarded, and then the giblets, a nutritious bundle of odds and ends that are still good to eat, are tucked back into the cavity for safekeeping.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
But reusing old clothes and other odds and ends in your home keeps excess stuff out of the waste stream.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024
As a bonus, when the candle has lost its flicker, the glass jar can live on as a glamorous holder for pens, makeup brushes, cotton swabs, and all sorts of other odds and ends.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
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Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
The icky parts are discarded, and then the giblets, a nutritious bundle of odds and ends that are still good to eat, are tucked back into the cavity for safekeeping.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
But reusing old clothes and other odds and ends in your home keeps excess stuff out of the waste stream.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024
As a bonus, when the candle has lost its flicker, the glass jar can live on as a glamorous holder for pens, makeup brushes, cotton swabs, and all sorts of other odds and ends.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
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There’s also a guide that shares where to find sundries like hot sauces, jams and spices produced by companies with owners from Black, Indigenous or other marginalized communities.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Nov. 2022
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This is the place to stock up on baking ingredients, retro toys, candles, greeting cards and sundries.—
Necee Regis,
Washington Post,
5 Aug. 2022
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“Odds and ends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odds%20and%20ends. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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