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But the humor is forced to compete with seriously overcomplicated plotting in a sequel that entangles its horror comedy roots with uninspired espionage elements, becoming a convoluted mishmash with shades of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mission: Impossible and the Austin Powers franchise.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2025 -
Inside, there’s an eclectic mishmash of fan art, memorabilia, Grammys and awards of all sorts strewn about; paintings of a smiling Dolly Parton and an ingenue Audrey Hepburn; and there is a back room with a collection of guitars reaching into the hundreds, an obsession of his.—
Josh Brolin,
Billboard,
29 May 2025
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This is not the time to engage in a shuffle dance contest or go around kicking people.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The peppy shuffle rhythm and the bright chords ground the verse in familiar territory, but Andersson’s martial piano flourishes on the minor chord in the pre-chorus briefly pull the song somewhere older and darker.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
18 June 2025
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Get rid of stacks of cardboard boxes, papers, magazine piles, and other paper clutter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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The bathroom can quickly become a clutter collector with lots of skincare, makeup, and hair products occupying counter space.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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But the reaction to the reports of her interview generated a maelstrom so intense that Aluko issued Wright an apology on Instagram two days later.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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In the resulting maelstrom, Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina and other southern delegates bolted the convention.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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This pursuit could even lead to applications in a hodgepodge of fields such as metal smelting, food preservation, and biopharmaceuticals.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
20 June 2025
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Think Grandma's living room is just as hodgepodge of decorative accents, furnishings, and art pieces that don't hold up today?—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
27 May 2025
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Ashmole also tried his hand at poetry, and the miscellany even contains a few of his pieces.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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The long-standing curse of the new-music concert is a tendency toward miscellany.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There are no pairs of tidily poetic contradictions, but a morass of inner conflict, uncertainty, pain, and relief.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2025
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Tax administration is often written off as a bureaucratic morass—a neutral, technocratic function made necessary by the modern state but best kept as small as possible.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Her goal is to start a women’s consciousness-raising group, and her efforts have brought together a motley, inquisitive quintet.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kaan kaan wu, with its motley of melds, is where these two tiles from different suits can be used in a clean-sweeping hand.—
Rudy Lee,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2023
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“Bollix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bollix. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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