bollix

Definition of bollixnext

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Noun
  • The result was a mishmash of defense pairings.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • As the delivery travelled in, Raya adjusted with two quick shuffle steps to stay balanced and connected to the ball.
    Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • Trump set off an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting shuffle Currently, the House stands at 217 Republicans to 212 Democrats and the party that holds the White House usually loses ground in the midterms.
    Larry Kaplow, NPR, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Some retreats require full surrender of devices; others, like Bali’s Ditch Your Desk Adventures, focus on intentional tech use — pairing mornings of journaling and movement with workshops on focus, mental clutter and building online income streams.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
  • His practice is deliberately stripped of the usual industry clutter.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • In 2022, the Indonesian artist collective Taring Padi was thrust into a political maelstrom when their banner People’s Justice (2002), on view in an already fraught Documenta 15, was covered by Kassel officials and later dismantled.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • His account racked up scores of bids totaling tens of thousands of dollars for a hodgepodge of items.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
  • Even so, many on Wall Street saw eBay as a tired company, with a clunky site selling a garage-like hodgepodge of items.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • At the same time, conversations and pending miscellanies are becoming more important.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 16 May. 2026.

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