1
as in confusing
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 combining
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 conflating
However, Zubkov cautions against conflating brain activation with dementia prevention.
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Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
3 July 2026
The passage is incoherent, yet, in conflating progressive reform with arrogant blind faith, it is perfectly suited to Vance’s cynical conservatism.
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Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
In this case, conflating the disinheritance with his dismissal of you may make the issue seem to be only about money.
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Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
But in every era of conflict, some well-meaning moderates have enabled bad-faith censors by conflating confrontational speech with the violence that sometimes answers it.
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Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
The first is conflating selling with self-promotion.
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Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
Don’t make this mistake of conflating style with substance.
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Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
Neighbors like the crypto mine next door to Shadden are what data center opponents want to avoid, though data center industry cautions against conflating the two.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
What most people get wrong is conflating the theme of the exhibition with the dress code for the evening.
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José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
2 May 2026
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
3 July 2026
The passage is incoherent, yet, in conflating progressive reform with arrogant blind faith, it is perfectly suited to Vance’s cynical conservatism.
—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
In this case, conflating the disinheritance with his dismissal of you may make the issue seem to be only about money.
—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
But in every era of conflict, some well-meaning moderates have enabled bad-faith censors by conflating confrontational speech with the violence that sometimes answers it.
—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
The first is conflating selling with self-promotion.
—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
Don’t make this mistake of conflating style with substance.
—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
Neighbors like the crypto mine next door to Shadden are what data center opponents want to avoid, though data center industry cautions against conflating the two.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
What most people get wrong is conflating the theme of the exhibition with the dress code for the evening.
—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflating
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Why People Misunderstand This Intelligence The first mistake people make is confusing integrative intelligence with being broadly knowledgeable.
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Having said that, conversations might be confusing today.
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Karl Mayer’s new Textile Innovation Center in Obertshausen, Germany, is designed around that idea, combining textile development, testing and training under one roof.
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The advantage of combining the antibodies became clear when the viruses were repeatedly exposed to treatment.
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The catered lunch and the free wellbeing app are not the problem; mistaking them for the work being worth doing is.
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The cultural mistake is mistaking exposure and awareness for outcome.
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For seven seasons, a hodgepodge crew mixing Starfleet and the rebellious Maquis put aside their differences after they got zapped 70,000 lightyears away from Earth, deep into the uncharted Delta Quadrant.
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Always avoid mixing bleach with vinegar, ammonia, or other cleaning products, as this can create dangerous fumes, Glazer says.
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And the work ahead, such as integrating new brands, scaling existing ones and building toward our larger vision for Bridges, gets to happen on top of something durable.
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Google is integrating Gemini into its browser and powering Apple’s Siri intelligence.
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Creators are increasingly viewed as media companies, merging partnerships with content creation.
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Gravitational-wave detectors should find merging black holes and neutron stars from even the most distant parts of the universe.
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Andronis describes the restaurant as a traditional Greek taverna set against the caldera cliffs, blending Greek traditions with Santorini’s romance and exclusivity.
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This helps to create distinct layers in the pie, rather than everything blending together.
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To Coimbra, some key questions involved amalgamating real-life characters into fictionalized ones while still honoring victims and survivors, as well as faithfully recreating the look and feel of the time.
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By amalgamating these museological devices into the artwork, Aram directly upsets the threefold impulse to pierce form with meaning, to arrest color with identity, and to neutralize bodies with limits.
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“Conflating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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