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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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Greathouse describes her child’s experience at Lake Worth as a mixed bag.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
So far, our lived experience with chatbots and image generators is a mixed bag.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Moss’s 2025 thus far has been a mixed bag.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Mixed bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20bag. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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