1
as in to tie (together)
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2
as in to mix (up)
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Wildlife must maneuver around this waste, pets can mistake it for food, and kids are left playing in spaces that should be clean and healthy but aren’t.—
Jay Reddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2026 -
No one will mistake this for the Dodgers’ billion-dollar starting rotation, which features eight All-Star games, two Cy Young awards, four MVP trophies and a World Series MVP honor.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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That restraint is precisely what feels absent in much of today’s discourse, where criticism of state action is often conflated with hatred of a people, and where historical trauma is sometimes used to silence moral questions rather than deepen them.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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Experts worry watching sports has become conflated with betting the lines.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Lump (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump%20%28together%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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