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Recent Examples of mismatched
As for the shelving itself, stick to a single shelf design rather than tacking up three or four mismatched selves.
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Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
This '90s sci-fi show dispatched a quartet of mismatched adventurers on a long-running series of adventures across parallel Earths — places where the Soviet Union rules the United States, or the Golden Gate Bridge is blue rather than orange.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2026
As McRae points out, many socks are now sold in mismatched or complementary pairs.
—Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
The mismatched style was released in April and is the first reissue of the 2013 pair.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
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Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
This '90s sci-fi show dispatched a quartet of mismatched adventurers on a long-running series of adventures across parallel Earths — places where the Soviet Union rules the United States, or the Golden Gate Bridge is blue rather than orange.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2026
As McRae points out, many socks are now sold in mismatched or complementary pairs.
—Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
The mismatched style was released in April and is the first reissue of the 2013 pair.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismatched
Adjective
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Jackie Robinson was a passionate advocate for social and racial equality, and the Dodgers going to the White House again would be incompatible with his legacy.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The city’s Planning Commission approved the project in October despite objections from nearby residents, who appealed the decision to the City Council saying the environmental report was deficient and the subdivision was incompatible with surrounding land uses.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Carmakers — historically major buyers of ads during the big game — have been inconsistent with advertising during the Super Bowl in recent years, with only a handful putting out spots each year.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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Addressing Gaps in the Market The company’s founder established XPRO Jet Charters after spending years flying privately and experiencing inconsistent service firsthand.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Szoboszlai’s opener will sit alongside Daniel Sturridge’s effort from the 2016 Europa League final against Sevilla in Basel in the vault of stunning Liverpool goals that were ultimately deemed irrelevant by the result.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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In this landscape, organizations such as the CDC, which once stood as unimpeachable examples of government competence, have become victims of their own success, appearing to skeptics to be inert or irrelevant.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Individuals are much more price-sensitive and willing to forgo extraneous expenses when spending their own money.—
Chris Pope,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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No middle name, no hyphen, no extraneous vowels, three syllables played on a drum.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In 2023, the Supreme Court declared the bill inapplicable.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Here are the kicking motion rules, which the NHL deemed inapplicable given their determination that Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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To be clear, the cash component in the Mountain West and Pac-12 deals isn’t immaterial — certainly not in the era of revenue sharing and NIL.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Besides Davis, the other players involved in the deal are largely immaterial.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The two recent deaths in Minneapolis are an unfortunate result of less-then-peaceful protesting.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2026
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The 2025 August slide from the Padre with the biggest contract was especially unfortunate as the Padres (16-12 in August) were unable to fully capitalize on the Dodgers’ struggles (15-13 in August) to overtake them in the NL West.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Short of calling an exterminator, experts suggest the following ways to rid a car, truck or SUV of rodents: One way is to simply make the vehicle uncongenial.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Bauer attributes the poverty of the third world to cultural values inimical to productivity: In much of the Third World the political, social, and personal determinants of economic performance are often uncongenial to economic development.—
Wanjiru Njoya,
Orange County Register,
13 Feb. 2024
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“Mismatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismatched. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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