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Recent Examples of mismatched
The story, for the uninitiated, centers on two Mormon missionaries — a mismatched pair, really — who find out they’re headed to Uganda for their mission.
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
Their mismatched dynamic anchors the story, with Linden pointing out how Wolff subtly reveals the self-doubt beneath Amir’s ambition.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
The two men couldn’t be more mismatched but depend on each other to fend off roaming invaders.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 May 2025
Tapping into the nostalgia of childhood fairytales, Saeed creates a fantastical scene of a mismatched couple.
—Grace Banks, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
Their mismatched dynamic anchors the story, with Linden pointing out how Wolff subtly reveals the self-doubt beneath Amir’s ambition.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
The two men couldn’t be more mismatched but depend on each other to fend off roaming invaders.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 May 2025
Tapping into the nostalgia of childhood fairytales, Saeed creates a fantastical scene of a mismatched couple.
—Grace Banks, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismatched
Adjective
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Building new fracked gas infrastructure is incompatible with a livable future.—
Laura Shindell,
New York Daily News,
20 July 2025
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What's more, some of the commercial outposts may be incompatible with Starship because of its enormous mass, which could overcome the ability of a relatively modest space station to control its orientation.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Look for inconsistent job titles, company descriptions, locations and services across all platforms.—
Don Dodds,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Biking advocates worry about inconsistent rules across the suburban landscape.—
Paulina Czupryna,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The rise of e-commerce, particularly Amazon, led to widespread belief that traditional big-box retailers would become irrelevant dinosaurs.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The judge ruled that evolution’s validity was irrelevant.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Changes to Social Security are considered extraneous and not relevant in the reconciliation process.—
Thomas Hager,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The streaming economy, however, has stretched the narrative timeline, elongated the arc, padding out a predetermined number of episodes with extraneous digressions, giving minor characters things to do that don’t necessarily contribute to the story, while not developing into much on their own.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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To qualify, a company must pay union wages or, if union wages are inapplicable, at least the city's minimum wage, which is currently $20.80 per hour, Meyers said.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American-Statesman,
30 May 2024
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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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An immaterial figure who lives where there is no light, his role is to kidnap children who are too noisy and disobedient to their parents' wishes.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
27 June 2025
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In 1726 the British Empire was already expanding in the name of trade, trading the immaterial language Swift wrote in for material goods.—
Joanna Walsh
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Instead, like so many unfortunate accidents since cell phones were invented, this was caused by a distracted driver.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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Fortunately for him, that gaffe will be a little easier to live down than Teal and Weinberg’s unfortunate comments.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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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 25 Jul. 2025.
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