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as in confuses
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related
be careful not to conflate gossip with real news
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as in combines
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
the movie conflates documentary footage and dramatized reenactments so seamlessly and ingeniously that viewers may not know what is real and what is not
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Recent Examples of conflates
But to borrow Manidis’s framework, the drive to create such a tool conflates useless toil with meaningful labor.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Among the crowds, which have on occasion contained tens of thousands, there have been displays of violent antisemitic sentiment, as well as language that conflates enmity toward Israel, Zionism and Jews themselves.
—Alex Holmes, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
The bill conflates ethics with tax relief and reinforces the idea that lawmakers need a sweet treat to behave ethically.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Among the crowds, which have on occasion contained tens of thousands, there have been displays of violent antisemitic sentiment, as well as language that conflates enmity toward Israel, Zionism and Jews themselves.
—Alex Holmes, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
The bill conflates ethics with tax relief and reinforces the idea that lawmakers need a sweet treat to behave ethically.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflates
Verb
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But the state's message confuses parents, especially the poor and underserved, Anzalone said.—
Arthur Allen,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
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But too often, this instinct to chase conflict distorts reality and confuses the public.—
Nancy Gibbs,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Peychaud’s Bitters, all cherry and anise as opposed to Angostura Bitters’ cinnamon and clove, combines with the herbal pop of absinthe and the spicy backbone of the rye to create something wholly new.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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The song combines love at first sight, drugs, and death.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ink merges into breast milk, tranquillity and space to think are filled with irritating barking, and Lawrence loses herself to the madness.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their latest offering merges Wife Swap with our beloved Bravolebrities — but no, Housewives from different cities aren’t swapping lives with each other.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Months ago, a paper proposed a novel coarse-to-fine framework that integrates visual and force feedback for robust and efficient peg-in-hole operations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The film integrates a mélange of television to conjure the era through what the two would have been seeing on the screen – the Vietnam War, The Price Is Right, President Richard Nixon, Coca-Cola ads, Walter Cronkite, and The Waltons.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The miso butterscotch brownie mixes caramel cream, miso and gluten-free dark chocolate brownies.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The pair mixes soft suedes with canvas and features exposed outward stitching along its heel panel.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The journey there today regularly incorporates creature comforts that were inconceivable even two decades ago.—
Brad Japhe,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Strangers also incorporates parts of the Keddie Cabin Murders, reports Screen Rant, in which four people were killed in a small resort town in California.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The project plays a key role in SomeraRoad’s transformation of Paseo South Gulch—a five-acre pocket of downtown that blends historic architecture with a new wave of design, dining, and wellness destinations, including an Equinox gym, the Catbird Seat, Maiz de la Vida, and Carter Vintage Guitars.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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That emotional flow is especially evident in The World’s First Tooth Fairy…Ever series that blends lighthearted plots with consistent emotional depth.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Conflates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflates. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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