mixed blessing
noun
: something that is good in some ways and bad in some ways
Living next to grown children can be a mixed blessing.
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Hufanga fills up box score: Of all the Broncos' free-agent gets, safety Talanoa Hufanga had the most impactful debut -- which was a mixed blessing.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Maturing is a mixed blessing, but failing to mature is an undiluted curse.
—John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
The plume's presence is also expected to temporarily suppress hurricane development, which could be a mixed blessing ahead of the Atlantic storm season, which is set to begin on June 1.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Second, Nvidia has become more interested in competing in the quantum computing market – which could be a mixed blessing for D-Wave.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Maturing is a mixed blessing, but failing to mature is an undiluted curse.
—John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
The plume's presence is also expected to temporarily suppress hurricane development, which could be a mixed blessing ahead of the Atlantic storm season, which is set to begin on June 1.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Second, Nvidia has become more interested in competing in the quantum computing market – which could be a mixed blessing for D-Wave.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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“Mixed blessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20blessing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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