blends 1 of 2

plural of blend

blends

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blend

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blends
Noun
This newest addition to the Black Gold Project line blends vanilla and praline with a classic woody base of cedar and sandalwood. Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 There will also be occasional single-barrel releases, but the focus will be on the blends. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026 Stitchy 5mm tags work best on denim, cottons, and cotton blends. ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Supplement blends promoted for bone health or for older females can include calcium with several other ingredients. Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2026 Rachel Yve, who posted a 20-minute somatic sleep support session on InsightTimer, blends somatic exercises, breathwork and progressive muscle relaxation, including legs up the wall. Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Laboratory testing confirms the blends meet regulatory standards, deliver superior anti-knock and anti-detonation performance, and maintain high oxidation stability, along with low sulfur and benzene levels. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 This beautiful shade blends warm, golden tones with darker red lowlights, creating this golden cherry shade. Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026 Sci-fi blends with folklore as shamans stand in fields to anoint the new drone gods. Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
Director Bassam Tariq sets a unique tone that blends hardcore action and comedy. John Ross, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026 Binge is author of speculative thrillers that often blends big sci-fi concepts with psychological horror. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026 Melting Flowers combines nectarine, jasmine, gardenia and musks; Musc Pétille blends ambrette, peach nectar, magnolia and sandalwood, while Lubanite mixes marine, smoky and resinous notes including olibanum and ambergris. Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Once again, Ní Ghríofa blends the murky, semi-mythologized past with the present to create a story that is wholly singular and utterly transfixing. Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026 Allen returns as an executive producer and Pride showruns the series, which has morphed into a single-camera dramedy that blends nostalgic callbacks with Gen Z storylines about mental health, activism and threats to HBCU funding. Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 What could be better than a book that can be read in one long gasp and which blends Wharton’s biting social commentary with sublime flights about the body and the seasons? Merve Emre, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 Intertwining past and present, the film fluidly blends color dramatic sequences with black-and-white archival footage, newsreels and amateur home movies. Alissa Simon, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 Probitas blends rum from two esteemed distilleries—two-year-old pot still rum from Foursquare in Barbados, and un-aged pot and column still rum from Hampden Estate in Jamaica (there’s actually a bit of a gold tinge to this white rum). Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blends
Noun
  • On Labor Day, shoppers can save 20% on the site's sauces and cocktail mixes (use promo code LABORDAY).
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The grain has a sweeter flavor than wheat and can be found in products like baking mixes and beer.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Shelton combines college-tennis exuberance with the explosiveness of a superstar from a football field or a basketball court.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike conventional quadruped robots that rely entirely on legs, the Lynx combines wheels and articulated legs to provide different forms of mobility depending on the terrain.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The reduction correlates to the elimination of FDA support staff roles, or personnel who booked travel and carried out food testing for contamination, creating an administrative slowdown to efficiently carry out key safety and inspection protocol.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
  • According to the company, SignalTrace detects and correlates electronic signals that devices publicly broadcast.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The four samples contained mixtures of reactive dyes rather than the single dyes frequently examined in previous stripping research.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Sliman took up clay and hay mixtures used in village open-air ovens.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Osteopathic medical education intentionally integrates biomedical, clinical, health systems and biomechanical sciences, and concepts aligned with complexity science into a coherent framework for physician formation.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than adding oversight after a system has been built, the Governed by Design philosophy integrates governance directly into the architecture from the first day of development.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The first possibility corresponds to what happens before an observation.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Each set of three bases in the DNA corresponds to a specific amino acid (with three exceptions, each of which signals the end of the protein).
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Chloride ions readily attack many alloys, while components around the oxygen-producing anode side are simultaneously subject to strongly oxidizing electrochemical potentials.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The new system addresses a critical gap in the nation’s ability to supply powder materials for high‑melting‑temperature alloys.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The design uses spectral beam combining, which merges several fiber-laser beams into a single high-power output.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Valladares is also developing a FMV horror game via his Vallastudio Films that merges analog filmmaking with interactive storytelling.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Blends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blends. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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