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blending

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noun

blending

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verb

present participle of blend

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blending
Adjective
Detachable blending arm A detachable blending arm makes for easy cleanup. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 Jason Bateman delivers the mundane analogy like a pro, blending sincerity and uncertainty inside his singular, nervous vocal rhythms. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026 The Dead, which was founded in Palo Alto in 1965, found fans throughout the Bay Area and across the globe with their genre-blending, free-flowing music. — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026 Currently, Apple Valley’s water passes federal safety thresholds using a blending treatment process. — Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026 Our opportunity lies within blending AI, design, domain expertise, and the human sciences. — Ravi Kumar, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
Barrell Craft Spirits is one of the best in the whiskey blending business, with a wide and varied range of expressions anchoring a lineup focused on innovative cask finishes and intricate combinations of whiskey sourced from around the country. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026 Even lower-maintenance techniques like French blending and highlights for gray hair still call for touch-ups at least every eight weeks. — Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 18 Oct. 2026 Officials said the gradual blending is intended to minimize changes residents may notice in their water. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 This is the fastest-growing category at Peter Millar, Cater said, and is inspired by a blending of the best of American and European design. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 The end of the road for a fan-favorite Practical Magic 2 features plenty of callbacks to the original, from the blending up of frozen margaritas to the leaping off of the Owens roof, witchy umbrellas in hand. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 In its blending of Elizabethan language and contemporary imagery, Jarman’s vision resembles the Ian McKellen version of Richard III crossbred with a Robert Mapplethorpe photo shoot. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 Traditional medicine, wellness rituals, and spiritual practices reflect the island’s complex cultural history and diverse ethnic origins – a syncretic blending of Taíno Indigenous, African, and Spanish traditions. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 But somewhere in the show’s creative journey and the blending of British television veterans and scribes from inside Jackson’s Power-verse, a lot of the specificity vanished into the ether. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Verb
Untitled Top-Down Action Shooter A stylish top-down action shooter blending katana combat and gunplay set on a western frontier. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026 Materson’s intricate embroideries stray in their subjects from baseball to outer space, with the most striking blending imagination and documentation. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 Nick Cave is heading out on the road next year, reviving the format of his 2019 tour blending a Q&A, live performance, and career retrospective. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026 The series consists of books Crown Me Dead and Crown Me Yours, blending dark fantasy, horror and romance, which went viral following their self-publication just one week apart this past April. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026 What first plays like a glamorous hotel rendezvous turns out to be the making of one, blending reality and fiction. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026 Celebrity makeup artist Jamie Greenberg recommends working in thin layers and blending thoroughly to achieve a softer finish, according to NewBeauty’s May 2026 coverage. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026 Celebrity makeup artist Jamie Greenberg told NewBeauty in May 2026 that working in thin layers and blending thoroughly can produce a softer finish from the foundation someone already owns. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 About a decade ago, beauty lovers were blending lighter eye shadow onto the center of their lids, surrounding it with deeper shades to create that spotlight effect. — Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blending
Adjective
  • We were let loose to find our limits on a fast, flowing section of trail that let slower riders fall out while faster ones could pass on the high side of berms.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Sepideh Moafi Sepideh Moafi turned to Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika for her attire, sporting a dusty gold gown with a bevy of shimmering embellishments all over the bodice and semi-sheer flowing skirt.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Moreover, Shortreed noted that Disney’s collaborations showcase a merging of creative visions while focusing on craftsmanship and storytelling.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • DoorDash said the merging of the two companies will give customers more options at lower prices and offer more freedom and earning opportunities to the independent contractors who make the deliveries.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Founder Mack Emerman opened Criteria as a one-room studio with his pioneering mixing consoles and soundboard equipment in 1958.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Even as his clobbering drops elicit sympathy for the mixing engineer, their smart deployment captures the catch-and-release catharsis that graduated first-gen Carti scions like Ken Carson and Che to the major leagues.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Charges say the video shows Buckney renting a shooting lane at the gun shop under his name and correlating with a customer account number.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • What does Open Command do and not do in terms of correlating with pitcher quality statistics?
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • From beloved hits to symphonic art songs, Webb in his 80 years has written it all.
    — Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In his youth, Blomstedt learned piano, violin and organ, then fell in love with symphonic music.
    — Tom Huizenga, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Researchers are now adapting it for integration onto the Janus Mars rover.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
  • School districts across the nation, including Chicago Public Schools, have been publicly wrestling with AI integration in the classroom amid ongoing concerns about cheating and short-circuiting student learning.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Negotiators turn to deal terms Musk raised the possibility of combining Tesla and SpaceX in May, weeks before SpaceX went public.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
  • That scheme, known as FaceStealer, involves a complicated chain of events combining the hijacking of popular messaging apps and the recording of deepfake videos.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The corresponding figure for emergency financial assistance increased from 18% to 27%.
    — Gregory Bresiger, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
  • To circumnavigate this dilemma, LeCoultre’s watchmakers would send Swiss movements, rather than compete watches, with their corresponding dials and hands, where they would ultimately be assembled locally on American soil.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Blending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blending. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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