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
Samindra Kunti,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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.
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Bymeredith Wadman,
science.org,
28 Oct. 2024
To continue playing the songs without that mongrel soul is just cash register stuff.
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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.
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Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
4 Dec. 2023
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Noun
Infamously, Brazil suffered from the mongrel complex in the past and a new psychological barrier awaits at the 2026 World Cup when playing European teams.
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Samindra Kunti,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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
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Up until now, Rodrigo’s style reflected that musical predilection, with the singer’s rotation of plaid miniskirts and platform boots often landing as a hybrid mix between Gwen Stefani and Cher Horowitz.
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The hybrid seller is the new standard.
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Having mixed roots himself—his mother came from a Catholic background while his father was Protestant—Rembrandt was likely especially sensitive to sectarian conflict that was raging at the time.
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Attendees of the council meeting on Thursday night had a mixed reaction to the vote.
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“Mongrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mongrel. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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