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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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No army in history seemed ever to have been more ragged and motley and mongrel and polyglot than the Continental, rich and poor, learned and illiterate, from boys to old men, skilled and unskilled, born all over the world, speaking dozens of languages, believing in different gods and in no god.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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Marking her debut collaboration with Adidas, Simone Rocha didn’t disappoint with her ballet slipper-sneaker hybrids.—
Violet Goldstone,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Some of the figurines, which were found to have a higher information density compared with the tools, depicted human-lion hybrids, perhaps as a form of connection to or appreciation for the land’s top predator, according to the study authors.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Friday, March 6, Beef Taco, tortilla, beans, corn, mixed fruit, milk.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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With roommates, protect your privacy by setting clear times for talks, and ask for commitments in writing to avoid mixed signals.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many people tout it as the best-tasting citrus, describing the flavor as a cross between a traditional orange and summer berries.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Luck was on his side when his header connected with a cross; the ball bounced back on an opponent then on his leg before crossing the goalline.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Caiman Cody, a 13-year-old from Tolar, Texas, was awarded the grand championship title on Friday after spending the past year caring for the white European crossbreed steer.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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One of the latter is a giant man-eating, glitter-pissing cat-centaur crossbreed, but don’t even ask.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Half-bred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-bred. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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