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Recent Examples of mismatched
Even more concerning is when entry-level roles demand years of experience or advanced leadership skills—an almost certain sign of mismatched expectations, Escalera said.
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Justin Sablich, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
One of the flaws of McNamara’s script — and Roach’s ability to extract maximum value from a sizable ensemble — is the role of those friends, despite four of them being a schematic representation of other mismatched couples who perhaps have less reason to be together than Theo and Ivy.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
Best Amazon Deals Amazon is one of the best places to find good deals on travel-ready loungewear and athleisure—starting with matching sets that are more polished than mismatched sweats but just as cozy.
—Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025
Money stress is real, but mismatched ambition or values can be harder to fix.
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Justin Sablich, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
One of the flaws of McNamara’s script — and Roach’s ability to extract maximum value from a sizable ensemble — is the role of those friends, despite four of them being a schematic representation of other mismatched couples who perhaps have less reason to be together than Theo and Ivy.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
Best Amazon Deals Amazon is one of the best places to find good deals on travel-ready loungewear and athleisure—starting with matching sets that are more polished than mismatched sweats but just as cozy.
—Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025
Money stress is real, but mismatched ambition or values can be harder to fix.
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismatched
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Co-starring Rachel McAdams, the tonal mashup chronicles two incompatible work colleagues who crash land on a deserted island and have to find a way to work together for the sake of survival.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Behaviour incompatible with the team ethic undermined Enciso’s Brighton career.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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For an island whose economy has long wrestled with the effects and aftershocks of natural disasters, fiscal crises, and inconsistent tourism, this is a very significant boost.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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All of these changes lead to reduced and inconsistent blood flow within your blood vessels and may increase the likelihood of blood clots.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Leading up to kickoff of Belichick’s debut at Chapel Hill, college football, this community and certainly the TV networks were thrilled with the prospect of this grouchy old man turning an irrelevant football team into something worth watching.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Sep. 2025
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Natural gas fulfills much of this need, while coal is dirtier, expensive, and increasingly irrelevant for electricity production.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The recent economic downturn has forced consumers to cut extraneous costs like adult content subscriptions.—
Jasmine Mithani,
Them.,
3 Sep. 2025
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Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In 2023, the Supreme Court declared the bill inapplicable.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Here are the kicking motion rules, which the NHL deemed inapplicable given their determination that Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The justifications for the slaughter which started out so white hot after October 7th have cooled now, become more immaterial and incoherent.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Relative to Rhode Island’s annual budget of nearly $14 billion, this increase in tax collections represents an immaterial impact.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Injuries are unfortunate, but shouldn’t be legally actionable outside of cases of true neglect.—
Carrie Lukas,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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No doubt my disdain for Labor Day has everything to do with its unfortunate spot on the calendar.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Short of calling an exterminator, experts suggest the following ways to rid a car, truck or SUV of rodents: One way is to simply make the vehicle uncongenial.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Bauer attributes the poverty of the third world to cultural values inimical to productivity: In much of the Third World the political, social, and personal determinants of economic performance are often uncongenial to economic development.—
Wanjiru Njoya,
Orange County Register,
13 Feb. 2024
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“Mismatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismatched. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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