mixed bag
noun
1
: a miscellaneous collection : assortment
2
: one having both positive and negative qualities or aspects
His performance was a mixed bag.
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His performance was a mixed bag.
a mixed bag of professional astronomers and amateur enthusiasts attended the conference
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For the Black-and-Gold Americans, the tournament was a mixed bag.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
While Kansas City continues to expand, attracting thousands of new residents, population growth and decline across the rest of Jackson County has been an extremely mixed bag over the past several years.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
Its multiverse theme adds to its complexity and Marvel's most similar movies in recent years have been a mixed bag.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The Wi-Fi on AA’s Boeing mainline jets—401 737 narrowbodies plus 67 777 and 70 787 widebodies—will be a mixed bag.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
While Kansas City continues to expand, attracting thousands of new residents, population growth and decline across the rest of Jackson County has been an extremely mixed bag over the past several years.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
Its multiverse theme adds to its complexity and Marvel's most similar movies in recent years have been a mixed bag.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The Wi-Fi on AA’s Boeing mainline jets—401 737 narrowbodies plus 67 777 and 70 787 widebodies—will be a mixed bag.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
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“Mixed bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20bag. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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