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bollix

noun

Definition of bollixnext
as in mishmash

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  1. mishmash
  2. shuffle
  3. clutter
  4. maelstrom
  5. hodgepodge
  6. miscellany
  7. morass
  8. motley
Noun
  • Large projects consist of a spider’s web of deadlines, a mishmash of budgets, a cavalcade of different teams to organize and a litany of regulatory hurdles to clear.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The upcoming edition of the adults-only event at Orlando Science Center will feature a mishmash of M words, from microgravity to mythbusting to music from the ’90s.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of mishmash
Noun
  • The move represents one of the biggest shuffles in Lake County’s criminal courts in recent years.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • With the shuffle of talent and Local 10 sports anchor Will Manso moving into a more prominent role as television host, FanDuel sideline reporters and hosts Kelly Saco and Jeremy Tache will not return.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of shuffle
Noun
  • For shoppers ready to lock into one system, the format solves for waste, cost and countertop clutter at the same time.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Major League Soccer lives within the clutter of the most crowded sports market in the world.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of clutter
Noun
  • Fall film festivals launch a panoply of rich film fare into the Oscar maelstrom.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The gossamer thread holding the sacred feminine maelstrom together?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of maelstrom
Noun
  • The resulting hodgepodge of conditions make keeping track of 3,000 or so Cook County defendants on ankle monitors essentially impossible.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Friday afternoon brought entertainment on 11 stages, a tempting hodgepodge of aromas from 50-plus food vendors and street tents filled with offerings from 125-plus artists as Oakland County’s 28-year tradition kicked off the first of four days.
    — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of hodgepodge
Noun
  • The layout includes individual children’s rooms, a top-floor playroom, and tons of storage for all the miscellany of childhood.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
  • What began as a miscellany of Welsh, Cornish, and other folktales about a questionably historical Romano-British leader cohered into legend largely as a function of cultural exchange.
    — Nat Segnit, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of miscellany
Noun
  • Pattinson plays him like a man whose voice and demeanor could change at will, an ambitious morass of contradictions.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In a morass of middling quarterback play throughout the preseason, Fagnano has stood out.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of morass
Noun
  • The neutral design appeals to people of all genders and with a motley of styles.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
  • This week’s foe, Tennessee, is almost as motley.
    — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Definition of motley
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