as in mixed
being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera
a hybrid rose called "American Beauty" was actually first developed in France
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as in cross
an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera
a tangelo is a hybrid of the tangerine and the grapefruit
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Recent Examples of hybrid
Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Garden State Esports in Toms River, New Jersey, will host a hybrid gaming event focused on respectful online behavior.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
The new film fund will lean into Starburns’ animation artistry, with hybrid and live-action films a new priority.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Since that report, Amazon has shifted to a more hybrid approach.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Garden State Esports in Toms River, New Jersey, will host a hybrid gaming event focused on respectful online behavior.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
His flagship property, Vermejo, spans a whopping 558,000 acres—about 870 square miles in New Mexico and Colorado—and operates under Ted Turner Reserves as a hybrid of luxury lodge and conservation laboratory.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
The new film fund will lean into Starburns’ animation artistry, with hybrid and live-action films a new priority.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hybrid
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The morning after her whirlwind day, Johnson talked to TIME about her life-changing Games, the mixed emotions of winning a downhill on the same day teammate Lindsey Vonn broke her leg in a scary crash, and her ski-racing future.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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She is widely regarded as Britain’s first Black supermodel of mixed heritage.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Russia is now propelled by not Marxism but nationalism under the two-beamed cross of Orthodoxy.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Sweden had started the race as strong favorites, having won seven out of nine medals in the women's cross country competition.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Caiman Cody, a 13-year-old from Tolar, Texas, was awarded the grand championship title on Friday after spending the past year caring for the white European crossbreed steer.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, intentional crossbreeds—often marketed as designer dogs such as cockapoos, maltipoos, and doodles—have surged in popularity.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Hybrid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hybrid. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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