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
Most available varieties are hybrids that boast colorful foliage and dense clusters of yellow blooms attractive to bumblebees and other pollinators.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Instead, the company has decided to focus its resources on plug-in hybrids for the foreseeable future.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
The full list of 2026 Best Adventure Vehicles includes trucks, SUVs, hybrids, plug-ins and EVs.
—Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Plug-in hybrids can run on electric power for about 40 to 50 miles before switching to gas.
—Keith Laing, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Given the company's done about nine hybrids thus far, this certainly sounds like the logical next step.
—New Atlas, 26 May 2026
In Sorry to Bother You, RegalView telemarketer Cash Green (LaKeith Stanfield) learns that Steve Lift (Armie Hammer), the CEO of megacorporation WorryFree, which sells weapons and workers through RegalView, is turning his employees into human-horse hybrids called Equisapiens.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 May 2026
The hybrids also inherited the domestic pigs’ ability to breed more often, helping pig and wild boar genes spread faster through the population.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
The works are fascinating hybrids, often charting new paths to form and genre.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Instead, the company has decided to focus its resources on plug-in hybrids for the foreseeable future.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
The full list of 2026 Best Adventure Vehicles includes trucks, SUVs, hybrids, plug-ins and EVs.
—Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Plug-in hybrids can run on electric power for about 40 to 50 miles before switching to gas.
—Keith Laing, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Given the company's done about nine hybrids thus far, this certainly sounds like the logical next step.
—New Atlas, 26 May 2026
In Sorry to Bother You, RegalView telemarketer Cash Green (LaKeith Stanfield) learns that Steve Lift (Armie Hammer), the CEO of megacorporation WorryFree, which sells weapons and workers through RegalView, is turning his employees into human-horse hybrids called Equisapiens.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 May 2026
The hybrids also inherited the domestic pigs’ ability to breed more often, helping pig and wild boar genes spread faster through the population.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
The works are fascinating hybrids, often charting new paths to form and genre.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hybrids
crossbreeds
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At the same time, intentional crossbreeds—often marketed as designer dogs such as cockapoos, maltipoos, and doodles—have surged in popularity.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 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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“Hybrids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hybrids. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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