1
as in to tie (together)
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2
as in to mix (up)
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My body mistakes fear for emptiness, exhaustion for need.—
Alaa Alqaisi
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025 -
Once Elio is beamed up to space, the aliens mistake him for the leader of Earth.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Everyone’s brain can conflate facts on occasion, but this misspeaking was ominous.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2025
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Critics of the system tend to conflate the effects of globalization with those of trade policy.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Lump (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump%20%28together%29. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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