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Noun
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Denver was left, after a regular-season stretch run and a berth in the AFC Championship Game, with a mishmash of running backs with noteable holes in their skill sets.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Diners dig in surrounded by a dizzying mishmash of décor, like a rotating roster of VHS tapes that play on a projector screen or artwork sourced from longtime customers and Indiana's finest Goodwill stores.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lost in the shuffle at times is the 35-year-old George — in large part this season because of a 25-game suspension for flunking a drug test — who has deferred to the other three Sixers when needed yet can still flash that All-Star form.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Yankees’ roster shuffle continued Wednesday morning, as the team designated Randal Grichuk for assignment.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the very least, the clutter will be contained, leaving your spaces tidier in the interim.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
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Try Going Paperless Try opting into paperless options for bills, newsletters, papers, and magazines to keep the clutter from ever arriving at your doorstep.—
Sheila Kim,
The Spruce,
29 Apr. 2026
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The immediate aftermath of a split tends to be less clear, a hazy maelstrom that can involve medicinal tubs of ice cream, insomnia by way of intrusive thoughts, and an aversion to wearing anything other than sweats.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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Blue Hill, as a private nonprofit, avoided much of this maelstrom.—
Laura Martin Agudelo,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Wyatt cast background performers by region — Francophone Arabs, Alawites from Syria — for the movie’s hodgepodge representation of Arabian tribes.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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Previous studies on these fascinating, transitioning galaxies were a bit of a hodgepodge.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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What began as a miscellany of Welsh, Cornish, and other folktales about a questionably historical Romano-British leader cohered into legend largely as a function of cultural exchange.—
Nat Segnit,
Harpers Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, conversations and pending miscellanies are becoming more important.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Even its final bars of Gregorian chanting, one of many bells and whistles stuffed between the mawkish choruses, can’t lift this track out of the morass.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
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When their news anchor (Peter Finch) has a nervous breakdown on the air, suddenly their ratings turn around, bringing on a moral morass only some of them are prepared to face.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Giants’ motley run matches the 1937-55 St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles (also in left field) for the longest streak in major-league history featuring a different player at the same position on Opening Day.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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The neutral design appeals to people of all genders and with a motley of styles.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Bollix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bollix. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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