as in hybrid
being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera
a mongrel dog
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as in cross
an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera
mongrels often suffer fewer health problems than purebreds
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Recent Examples of mongrel
Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 28 Oct. 2024
To continue playing the songs without that mongrel soul is just cash register stuff.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2024
And though not all 10 shows (and various bonuses) on my mostly chronological list below fit that mongrel category, even the gravest of them seem to have gotten the memo that theater should not be a bore or a drag.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
There is also a peculiar effect whereby different books read by the same narrator can seem to agglutinate into a single mongrel super-book.
—Paul Grimstad, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2023
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The only other research dog breeder according to current USDA inventories is Oak Hill Genetics based in Franklin County in Illinois, which housed about 800 mongrel hound dogs in July.
—Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 28 Oct. 2024
To continue playing the songs without that mongrel soul is just cash register stuff.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2024
And though not all 10 shows (and various bonuses) on my mostly chronological list below fit that mongrel category, even the gravest of them seem to have gotten the memo that theater should not be a bore or a drag.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
There is also a peculiar effect whereby different books read by the same narrator can seem to agglutinate into a single mongrel super-book.
—Paul Grimstad, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2023
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These small, community-level systems, typically powered by solar or hybrid energy, generate and distribute electricity locally.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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In a partnership with Oakton Community College, Evanston’s Reparations Committee’s economic working group is launching a hybrid grant and training program for Black residents looking to grow their businesses as a pathway for economic mobility.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the city, reactions are more mixed within the Arab elite class, causing a rift between the business community and the intellectuals.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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The factual basis for broader perceptions of gay prosperity is mixed.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Mongrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mongrel. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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