trail mix

noun

: a mixture of seeds, nuts, and dried fruits eaten as a snack especially by hikers

Examples of trail mix in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Taking Back Sunday’s backstage rider now includes healthier snacks like melons, trail mix instead of Oreo cookies, and coffee. Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 5 July 2024 Create small sections for candies and trail mix, and leave bigger sections for larger items like fruit, granola bars, and drinks. Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2024 Already long hike In expanding universe — Pack extra trail mix *** Have your own newsy haiku? Drew Goins, Washington Post, 2 July 2024 June 18, 2024 The hiking group was as varied as a bag of trail mix, ranging from an elderly man in his seventies to a woman in her early thirties. Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for trail mix 

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Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trail mix was in 1976

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“Trail mix.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trail%20mix. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

trail mix

noun
: a mixture of seeds, nuts, and dried fruit eaten as a snack
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