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commingling

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verb

present participle of commingle

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Recent Examples of commingling
Noun
The commingling of late night and overtly liberal politics has been a narrative for a decade now, ever since Colbert’s ratings skyrocketed (for engaging in them) and Jimmy Fallon’s tanked (for not) in the president’s first term. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026 In this attitude was a strange commingling of repugnance and desire, alienation and belonging, intimacy and coldness. Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 The ominous buzzing of phones, the commingling of accomplishment and humiliation, the sudden pathos of cheap glass awards, the rage at their now-former CEO’s $11 million paycheck… David Frankel’s film knew exactly which buttons to push in our particular audience. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026 Last month, Cherfilus-McCormick was found guilty of 25 House ethics violations, including acceptance of improper campaign contributions and commingling of campaign and personal funds. Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee amended the bill to include language from House Bill 1141, which would make commingling of a committee with personal funds up to $50,000 a Class A misdemeanor. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026 This sacred commingling—a dialectical materialism, really—gave us our pale blue dot. Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 As the music becomes Fatima Al Qaddiri’s score, with its clever commingling of modern and classical elements, these grittier images segue seamlessly into our introduction to Meursault, who is being thrown into prison. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025 The journey proceeds slowly, with few hints of tension and nary a whisper of plot—until a single, wordless commingling of terror and betrayal, in which everything changes, never to be reversed. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Poor documentation, commingling funds or informal decision-making can weaken that protection. Blake Harris, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Tens of thousands of feet below the surface, dead or dying whales have drifted to the vast graveyard, their bones commingling across an area measuring approximately 746 miles (1,200 kilometers) long. Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 June 2026 Each boasts a spacious open floor plan commingling indoors and outdoors over a single, continuous space. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 The third-term congresswoman is facing numerous ethics charges, including failing to follow campaign finance laws; commingling campaign, personal and business funds; and using her position to benefit allies. Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026 Hanf’s former business partner recently accused him of illegally commingling funds on a far larger scale than in the previous case investigated by the California Department of Real Estate. Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026 Meth users, for instance, typically smoke the drug, and commingling pipes with people who use fentanyl risks meth users overdosing after unwittingly smoking leftover fentanyl residue. Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026 First Brands is also accusing James of commingling corporate and personal accounts and draining more than $700 million from the business. Jonathan Randles, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025 This kind of commingling between Christian nationalism and white identity isn’t uncommon, according to Whitehead, co-author of Taking Back America for God. David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commingling
Noun
  • Sprinkle with the seasoning mixture and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and gently toss to coat the fish.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Sprinkle the garlic mixture over the pork, then use a wooden spoon to break up the meat and stir the seasonings into it.
    Kate Williams, AJC.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In another study, mixing in lentils with rice or instant potatoes resulted in lower blood sugar than eating the rice or potatoes alone.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2026
  • By taking stem cells from a host’s own body and encouraging them to differentiate before mixing them with a commercially available, soluble matrix gel, researchers may have cracked the most critical problems in the transplant process.
    Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • As the traditional 60/40 equities and bonds portfolio mix comes under greater pressure amid supply shocks, inflation pressures and bond market volatility, alternative investments, like private markets, are moving into sharp focus.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Most of the genome is non-coding and contains a mix of things, including centromeres, which help ensure chromosomes are divided evenly between cells, and caps that protect the chromosome ends.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Disney has begun putting some ESPN content on Disney+ and offers bundles combining ESPN, Disney+ and Hulu, aiming to boost overall streaming subscriptions and engagement.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Windstar offers Cruise Tours in Greece combining the best of the land and the sea to check off those bucket list experiences.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • And, in recent years, a new culinary wave has emerged, as chefs create bold fusion dishes or, more subtly, adapt Japanese recipes to uniquely Brazilian produce, from Amazon river fish to jambu, a tongue-tingling herb.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The experiment used room-temperature electron irradiation, not the low-temperature neutron environment expected inside a fusion system.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Directed by Academy Award winner Giuseppe Tornatore and starring young Italian talent Saul Nanni as the young Cucinelli, the two-hour movie takes a look at the entrepreneur’s life and company, merging the worlds of philosophy and work.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Was Zeuxis’s imitation in this instance a case of gathering (breaking up the models, then collecting and aggregating pieces) or a case of transformation (merging and blending some parts or traits into a smooth and seamless new whole)?
    Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Over a period of about one billion years, the spiral galaxies will smash into each other and merge into a single amalgamation.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
  • On the Kansas side, the amalgamation of several settlements in Wyandotte county precipitated the formation of a unified municipality.
    Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Researchers describe the approach as integrating biotechnology and AI to make crop breeding more efficient and less dependent on intensive manual work.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • For Martens, the best way to do this is by simulating aspects of gameplay, which can only be achieved by integrating goalkeeper training with the outfield positions.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Commingling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commingling. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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