as in mishmash
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Noun
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The mishmash of those layers is accentuated by you, the player, having controlled Joel as a character this whole time and thus having partial ownership over his heinous/heroic acts.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 May 2025 -
Embrace this street styler’s playful sensibilities with a similarly coordinating mishmash of pink-toned pieces from Bode, Guest in Residence, and Zara.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Foreign exchange markets and businesses are likely to get caught up in the shuffle, especially if travelers reprioritize to a great degree.—
Rahim Madhavji,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Siri’s upgrades were also rather subtle, which resulted in an executive shuffle.—
Chloe Albanesius,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Besides the occasional random spider that scuttles indoors, some spiders can live in out-of-the-way spots in your home, such as along ceilings or in basements and behind clutter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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Outdoor storage sheds are a great way to clear clutter — and the stylish ones get bonus points.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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Even if Florida dodges a direct hit by a major hurricane this year, the uncertainty of storm-prediction capabilities and recovery aid are likely to drive Florida’s property insurance industry into a maelstrom of uncertainty, potentially fueling catastrophic rate increases.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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Years before the current maelstrom in Washington, a group of university leaders, business leaders, government and military leaders was working to position U.S. higher education in a new light.—
David Rosowsky,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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While still relying on his memories and detailed sketches, Post’s 1666 painting is a hodgepodge of different scenes arranged together on one canvas.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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The newest entry, while not entirely lacking in charm, is toothless corporate hodgepodge.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Ashmole also tried his hand at poetry, and the miscellany even contains a few of his pieces.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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The long-standing curse of the new-music concert is a tendency toward miscellany.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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No one felt that way after Game 3’s third-period morass.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2025
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The official hauling of Justin Bieber’s former manager into the Lively vs. Baldoni morass comes as the Jane the Virgin actor’s main lawyer and the NYT offered very different takeaways today of what the dismissal of Baldoni’s countersuit against his IEWU co-star really means.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
10 June 2025
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Her goal is to start a women’s consciousness-raising group, and her efforts have brought together a motley, inquisitive quintet.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kaan kaan wu, with its motley of melds, is where these two tiles from different suits can be used in a clean-sweeping hand.—
Rudy Lee,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2023
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“Bollix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bollix. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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