as in mixture
a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things
guacamole is usually a mix of avocado, tomato, onion, and spices
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as in to combine
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
those ingredients should not be mixed until the last stage of the recipe
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as in to confuse
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related
you've mixed piety up with pietism
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
in my rush I had mixed up the files and had to sort them out later
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as in mistake
an instance of confusion
there was a mix-up at the airport and our luggage was accidentally sent to Ohio
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Recent Examples of mix
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
This increase in gross profit margin is due to a higher margin product mix in the manufacturing segment.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
Francis Kurkdjian’s dreamy floral mixes Jamaican amyris—a flowering plant with a rich citrus scent—and Florentine iris to create a voyage for the senses.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
When a mix-up leads to the rumor that Juan is engaged to Settie’s daughter Lily (Lillian Doucet- Roche, The Cases of Mystery Lane: Death is Listening), the whole family scrambles to keep up the charade.
—EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
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While cornbread mix is an acceptable time-saving choice, buying the pre-baked stuff from the bakery section is another story.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
This increase in gross profit margin is due to a higher margin product mix in the manufacturing segment.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
And then John Kersey, who mixed the project, was able to have the backgrounds be present and in your ear, but have the main vocals still sound pretty old.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
Francis Kurkdjian’s dreamy floral mixes Jamaican amyris—a flowering plant with a rich citrus scent—and Florentine iris to create a voyage for the senses.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
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Since generative AI can also mix-up facts, people have taken to referring to this as the AI hallucinating.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
When a mix-up leads to the rumor that Juan is engaged to Settie’s daughter Lily (Lillian Doucet- Roche, The Cases of Mystery Lane: Death is Listening), the whole family scrambles to keep up the charade.
—EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Mix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mix. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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