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
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 Texas native blends roadhouse rock, bluesy R&B and country-friend funky-tonk. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 The brand recently launched blends made with concentrated botanicals delivered in bioactive Manuka honey. Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026 Incorporating silk into denim significantly reduces the stiffness typically associated with rigid constructions—qualities that mills have long pursued through loose weaves, lyocell blends, enzyme washing and more. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 Materials To achieve flexibility and durability, trunk cargo nets are made of polyester, nylon, or cotton blends. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 Blends Athletic socks made from blends are often part wool, part cotton and sometimes part polyester or other synthetic. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
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 The spa, in the fort’s ancient temple, blends Ayurveda with Six Senses’ inimitable touch. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 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 Here, the color blends seamlessly into a nude base, with dainty gold chrome accents. Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026 Animation in the film is based on a distinctive concept that blends retro RPG games with cutting-edge 3D games. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 The track, which blends smooth R&B vocals with contemporary pop production, came almost a decade after bits of the song first leaked on social media. Caché McClay, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Vendetta Donna blends floral, gourmand and woody notes, with juicy red orange nectar and creamy sandalwood. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blends
Noun
  • The album’s final mixes were completed two days before Dave’s death in October 2025, which was two months after his last live experience with Soft Cell.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026
  • On a lake, current mixes with water to eat through structural steel, rust internal rebar, and snap the massive underwater cables tethering the bridge to the lakebed.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2026.

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