1
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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2
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 (up)
Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Ultimately, that mix-up is apt foreshadowing.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
This novel is much more than a story of a possible hospital mix-up of babies.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
According to Jensen, the mix-up began after Bailey had spent time happily fetching his own ball in the sea.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The mix-ups led to the wrong body being cremated and the wrong person being buried, and the mistakes were only discovered after both occurred, according to the outlets.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Ultimately, that mix-up is apt foreshadowing.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
This novel is much more than a story of a possible hospital mix-up of babies.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
According to Jensen, the mix-up began after Bailey had spent time happily fetching his own ball in the sea.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
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Transparency Without Predictability Feels Like an Excuse Don’t confuse transparency with honesty.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Last summer, Noemi Rios of Dallas started the grassroots organization Vecinos Unidos to advise immigrants of their rights and to identify people who may be confused by or scared of the system.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2026
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According to the World Economic Forum’s 2025 Future of Jobs Report, employers estimate that 39% of core skills — such as problem-solving and communication — will be disrupted by 2030, with 40% of firms planning to reduce their workforce specifically due to AI automation.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Both claim that new jobs and addressing the threat of being eclipsed by other nations offsets the risk of data centers damaging the environment and disrupting people’s lives.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Cole Caufield served notice that Team USA made a grave mistake leaving him off the Olympic team, but Morgan Geekie’s deuce trumped the brilliant Montreal Canadiens forward’s hat trick in the Bruins’ thrilling come-from-behind 4-3 win at TD Garden on Saturday night.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The other side of that coin is that the lengthy language might make mistakes and open the door to interpretations that undercut the law.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, butterflies drift overhead, penguins shuffle, and the museum’s living roof flourishes with native plants from as far as Borneo and Madagascar.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The quarterback shuffle, though, continues.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Multiple helpers can slow response during urgent scams and create confusion when fast decisions matter.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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The category confusion continued this year.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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He was also disturbed by the 2016 murder of Labour parliamentarian Jo Cox by a far-right figure associated with neo-Nazi groups who had been radicalized online.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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But then Detective Nathanial Saint shows up carrying disturbing news and an even more unexpected jolt of creativity.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Quite what the foul-up in the technology was is unclear, but TNT’s decision-makers were apparently confident that having people on completely different sides of the world wouldn’t be a problem.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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There are fewer opportunities for foul-ups and mishandling between flights when there are fewer connections and layovers.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Mix (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mix%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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