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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-bred
Adjective
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The crossbred nature of Goodspeed Musicals’ various developmental programs means that the loss of the Terris Theatre for a year will not shut down the flow of new musicals at the organization.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
1 Feb. 2026 -
Ramping up the coral production line While newly crossbred corals were recently outplanted and are now being monitored to evaluate which combination should go into production, researchers are racing to get the assembly line ready to scale output.—
Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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In between are a bunch of mongrel appliances that leave both humans and technology worse for wear, like a computer, in a 2024 photo by Sara Deraedt, that seems to be giving birth to a wet child.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Reuters reported that the dog involved in the incident was a mongrel, or an unknown breed.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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The hybrid-electric variant is expected to support applications demanding greater range and payload capability across defense, logistics, and wider commercial sectors, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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This isn’t the hybrid motor in the back of an endurance prototype or a diesel engine designed to run 24 hours nonstop.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
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Pulisic, who shoulders the heaviest load for the USMNT, split two defenders and poked a pass to Weston McKennie, who seemed to be trying to send a cross across the goal.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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An Indigenous couple pay a visit to another makeshift cross, mist rises from a waterfall, and mountains rear up, first green, then brown, and finally glittering white.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Reality told a bit of a mixed story.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Much of the marketing world is handing over creative tasks to AI with fairly mixed results.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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While the findings aren’t a condemnation of any one specific crossbreed, the study’s authors hope the new information will help dispel ongoing myths about designer dogs.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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In this week’s issue, John Seabrook, a staff writer and doodle owner, explores how these crossbreeds got to be so popular.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Half-bred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-bred. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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