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bollixes

noun

plural of bollix
as in mishmashes

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  1. litters
  2. shuffles
  3. maelstroms
  4. hodgepodges
Noun
  • And then there are the animals The regulations say domestic or other animals kept in groups such as packs, herds, litters, bevies or flocks larger than three are prohibited, unless the Village approves otherwise by resolution.
    — Luisa Yanez Updated September 3, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In animals that have litters, such as rodents, dogs, cats, pigs and kangaroos, a dead fetus will be reabsorbed by the mother’s body to protect the rest of her offspring.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of litters
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
  • More than three weeks might sound like a long time, but the calendar for Bengals coaches considering roster shuffles and cut decisions looks different.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of shuffles
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  • This one’s closer to immersion therapy for phobias around motherhood, mental health, and emotional maelstroms that refuse to tamed or contained.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Definition of maelstroms
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  • But storefronts across the city have long been weird hodgepodges, rife with misspellings and aesthetic incoherence.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 22 June 2026
Definition of hodgepodges
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