1
as in to tie (together)
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2
as in to mix (up)
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Her unfinished palace becomes a mirror to a culture that mistakes accumulation for meaning.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025 -
But don’t mistake sweetness and spice for lack of substance.—
Emilia Emerson,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Speaking to reporters later, the president appeared to be conflating the testing of missiles that deliver a nuclear warhead with the testing of the warheads.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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But to borrow Manidis’s framework, the drive to create such a tool conflates useless toil with meaningful labor.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Lump (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump%20%28together%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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