as in crosses
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 hybrids
Though many brands are now opening cafes in their stores, Maison Kitsuné was an early pioneer of café-retail hybrids, particularly in Japan, Loaëc noted.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
Lots of hybrids among other types of birds exist, but many are more closely related than these jays.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
On the bright side, Norton added, plant scientists are working to develop new coffee varieties and hybrids more resistant to climate change, though progress will take time.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
So after gathering all the adults who had tried to exert influence over the hybrids in a holding cell, Wendy laid down the new laws of the land while her Xenomorph and its chestburster youngling watched menacingly on.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Ars first covered the technology, known as vehicle-to-grid or V2G, back in 2009 when Ford and American Electric Power in Ohio started playing with the idea, although that pilot involved hybrids rather than battery EVs.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Throughout the season, Boy Kavalier’s real intentions begin to take over Neverland Research Island after successfully securing the alien specimens that the USCSS Maginot had been researching in space, discarding his decade-long work on the hybrids.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Do Wendy and the Lost Boy hybrids survive?
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
While Ford is pivoting towards hybrids, other automakers like GM are trimming their workforce and slowing electric production.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
Lots of hybrids among other types of birds exist, but many are more closely related than these jays.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
On the bright side, Norton added, plant scientists are working to develop new coffee varieties and hybrids more resistant to climate change, though progress will take time.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
So after gathering all the adults who had tried to exert influence over the hybrids in a holding cell, Wendy laid down the new laws of the land while her Xenomorph and its chestburster youngling watched menacingly on.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Ars first covered the technology, known as vehicle-to-grid or V2G, back in 2009 when Ford and American Electric Power in Ohio started playing with the idea, although that pilot involved hybrids rather than battery EVs.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Throughout the season, Boy Kavalier’s real intentions begin to take over Neverland Research Island after successfully securing the alien specimens that the USCSS Maginot had been researching in space, discarding his decade-long work on the hybrids.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Do Wendy and the Lost Boy hybrids survive?
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
While Ford is pivoting towards hybrids, other automakers like GM are trimming their workforce and slowing electric production.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Hybrids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hybrids. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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