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Recent Examples of admixture Between 1645 and 1648, the silver content dropped from 92.5 percent sterling to just 70–80 percent; the rest was a copper admixture. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024 Martin Puryear, ‘That Profile’ 1999, stainless steel and bronze; outdoors on the tram arrival plaza (J. Paul Getty Museum) Advertisement Puryear’s monumental sculpture, which is four stories tall, greets visitors on the tram arrival plaza with a poetic admixture of time and place. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024 The paper reviewed in the press release suggests that the admixture between Duffy-negative and Duffy-positive (the latter of which is the state outside of Africa) ancestral populations among the Malagasy allowed for the emergence of the resistant strain. Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2019 Burchard sees it the other way around: The rich genetic admixture is an opportunity to disentangle the social, environmental, and genetic underpinnings that contribute to varied health outcomes — and result in the paradoxical findings among Hispanic groups. Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for admixture 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admixture
Noun
  • Real metal Any quality wedding band is made of an alloy, or mixture of metals, that is long-lasting and durable.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Hot dogs are wrapped in bacon and browned, then smothered with a mixture of peppers and onions.
    SAVEUR Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • According to the Los Angeles Times, demonstrators gathered near City Hall shortly before noon, blocking traffic at Spring and Temple streets as protesters blasted a mix of traditional and contemporary Mexican music from a loudspeaker.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The trade penalties that Trump signed Saturday at his Florida resort caused a mix of panic, anger and uncertainty, and threatened to rupture a decades-old partnership on trade in North America while further straining relations with China.
    Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Griffith separates the skin from the meat with an air compressor, then rubs it with brown rice syrup, dark soy sauce and a custom 10-spice blend.
    Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Martinez, who ran for 1,002 yards and 10 touchdowns in his one season at Miami after two strong years at Oregon State before that, is known for his blend of size (6-0, 232 pounds) and speed.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Not only does each cremation use a lot of energy in the form of natural gas, but toxic mercury vapor also gets liberated from old-style amalgam tooth fillings.
    Collin Blinder, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The term is an amalgam of two of the three languages spoken in Corsica (Corsu, French, and Italian).
    Sara Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Its body is made of carbon fiber, and some of the parts were 3D printed by Renault using a high-strength aluminum alloy called Scalmalloy.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
  • After mining, the ore can be combined with other metals to form useful alloys.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Malek’s singing portrayal of Mercury is reportedly an amalgamation of a few voices.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Davis’ character, meanwhile, was more an amalgamation of several other characters who appeared in Bushnell’s columns.
    John Russell, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • If not for fine offside margins, Bournemouth’s plan would have worked perfectly after ‘scoring’ following some excellent combination play down Liverpool’s right.
    Mark Carey, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The airline said passengers were deplaned on the runway via a combination of slides and stairs and were bused to the terminal.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025

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