as in mixed
being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera
a hybrid rose called "American Beauty" was actually first developed in France
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as in cross
an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera
a tangelo is a hybrid of the tangerine and the grapefruit
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Recent Examples of hybrid
Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 24 Apr. 2025
Only about 2,000 of the hybrid tea rose bushes, dubbed Barbra’s Baby, are available so far.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Vietnam has moved from war to peace, rural to increasingly urban, poor to roughly middle-class, and explicitly Communist to a complex hybrid of free markets and state control.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Meanwhile, the message for the human resources employees was even starker: Failure to return to the office — reportedly by June — on a hybrid basis would result in their roles being eliminated altogether.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 24 Apr. 2025
Only about 2,000 of the hybrid tea rose bushes, dubbed Barbra’s Baby, are available so far.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
Those hurdles don’t seem to be daunting Chinese carmakers, who exported 441,000 EVs, including hybrids, in the first quarter of this year, up more than 40% from the same period last year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Vietnam has moved from war to peace, rural to increasingly urban, poor to roughly middle-class, and explicitly Communist to a complex hybrid of free markets and state control.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hybrid
Adjective
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Disney's recent efforts to spin these tales into live-action epics have had mixed results, however, to say the least.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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Despite strong Republican support for DOGE's cost-cutting efforts, Musk's personal popularity remains mixed.—
Dan Cody,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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While embarking on mission to avenge Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal), the duo cross paths with a dangerous militant faction known as the Washington Liberation Front (W.L.F.) led by Isaac (Jeffrey Wright).—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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The image features Trump dressed in white and gold papal regalia and a large cross necklace, with one finger pointed upward.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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Zoom in: High school junior Jett Hale, from Miami, Texas, fetched the reserve record with his steer, Mike, a stunning charolais crossbreed.—
Jay R. Jordan,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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By selecting various friends in her wanderings, Sophie’s mom had spawned not just one sort of crossbreed, but several in that same litter.—
Charles Hammer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Hybrid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hybrid. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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