as in mixed
being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera
a hybrid rose called "American Beauty" was actually first developed in France
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as in cross
an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera
a tangelo is a hybrid of the tangerine and the grapefruit
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Recent Examples of hybrid
Caroline Wong, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
Ilia Beauty has teamed with the Paris Saint-Germain women’s soccer club to become its official hybrid makeup partner until 2026.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 May 2025
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Vietnam has moved from war to peace, rural to increasingly urban, poor to roughly middle-class, and explicitly Communist to a complex hybrid of free markets and state control.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
From hybrid office spaces with artisan dining to the pedestrian bridge connecting both sides of Katella, every inch of the development was intentionally designed for ease, connection and inclusivity.
—Caroline Wong, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
Ilia Beauty has teamed with the Paris Saint-Germain women’s soccer club to become its official hybrid makeup partner until 2026.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 May 2025
Noun
Those hurdles don’t seem to be daunting Chinese carmakers, who exported 441,000 EVs, including hybrids, in the first quarter of this year, up more than 40% from the same period last year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Vietnam has moved from war to peace, rural to increasingly urban, poor to roughly middle-class, and explicitly Communist to a complex hybrid of free markets and state control.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hybrid
Adjective
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Today, disruption is ongoing thanks to factors like economic indicators sending mixed signals, technological developments creating both threat and opportunity, and social patterns undergoing rapid evolution.—
John Pierce,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Shares are down nearly 2% Wednesday on a mixed quarterly earnings report Tuesday evening.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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When Amad whipped a cross into the box in the 30th minute, Romero used his body cleverly to prevent Hojlund from shooting and was accidentally elbowed in the face.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The game’s lone goal came when Yoshida inadvertently deflected a Sporting KC cross into his own net.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Zoom in: High school junior Jett Hale, from Miami, Texas, fetched the reserve record with his steer, Mike, a stunning charolais crossbreed.—
Jay R. Jordan,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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By selecting various friends in her wanderings, Sophie’s mom had spawned not just one sort of crossbreed, but several in that same litter.—
Charles Hammer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Hybrid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hybrid. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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