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
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
In addition to the now-standard hybrid drivetrain, plug-in hybrid models will offer more power and can go up to 52 miles on a charge.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Phil Galewitz, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Its hybrid engine adds yet one more screen to my instrument panel for monitoring electrification.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The yard didn’t provide any details regarding the engines, but touted a hybrid system in an earlier press release.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
In addition to the now-standard hybrid drivetrain, plug-in hybrid models will offer more power and can go up to 52 miles on a charge.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
The average cost for family coverage is now about the same as a new Toyota Corolla hybrid.
—Phil Galewitz, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Its hybrid engine adds yet one more screen to my instrument panel for monitoring electrification.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
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Robot can serve as an inspection agent With this new demonstration, a flexible mobile robot, powered by agentic AI that is running on AMD silicon, operates within a warehouse with mixed traffic.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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While the full moon may have some mixed energies, with the planets crisscrossing in all sorts of ways, the key now is to focus on being grounded, balanced and centered as much as possible.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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No 10 Justin Devenny, with a free header from Guehi’s inswinging cross, fails to hit the target.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The seeds could grow into something that looks nothing like the original because of cross-breeding in the pumpkin patch.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Originally bred as a guide dog in the 1960s, the standard goldendoodle—a crossbreed of a golden retriever and poodle—weighs an average of 50 to 90 pounds.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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These crossbreeds may keep hope alive And while naturally conceived elkhorn and staghorn coral may soon be a thing of the past in Florida, reef restoration groups will keep breeding and replanting them.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Hybrid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hybrid. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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