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Recent Examples of mismatched
This can include scratches, dents, chipped paint and even mismatched units if your warranty coverage leads to a replacement that doesn’t match your other appliances.
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Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
In September, auditors found that California was not in compliance with federal rules and later ordered the state to revoke more than 17,000 licenses due to the mismatched expiration dates.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
This outrageous musical comedy follows the adventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Toss clutter culprits like takeout containers, mismatched lids, and unused small appliances.
—Heather Bien, The Spruce, 14 Mar. 2026
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Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
In September, auditors found that California was not in compliance with federal rules and later ordered the state to revoke more than 17,000 licenses due to the mismatched expiration dates.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
This outrageous musical comedy follows the adventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Toss clutter culprits like takeout containers, mismatched lids, and unused small appliances.
—Heather Bien, The Spruce, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mismatched
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismatched
Adjective
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For the previous four decades, the world had been deeply divided between two really incompatible systems.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Apr. 2026
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Brenntag was cited for failing to label containers holding hazardous waste and storing two incompatible compounds next to each other without having anything to separate them.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In addition to reinforcing the fiduciary standards that are already in place for community associations, this will help to establish stronger grounds for claims involving unilateral acts by directors, inadequate reserve planning, inconsistent rules enforcement, or failures in management oversight.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Maybe—but the effects are likely to be modest and inconsistent.—
Patricia Weiser,
Verywell Health,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Without political capital, leadership is irrelevant, because such a person is incapable of being a leader.—
Jim Nowlan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Their win, combined with Edmonton’s 6-1 rout of Vancouver, made the Kings’ result in Calgary irrelevant and locked in the final seedings for the Ducks, Kings and Oilers.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the meantime, the regular-size world gets populated with extraneous subplots that never earn much interest.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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The researchers also built a filtering system to allow the headsets to focus only on the tiny vibrations in the skull caused by breathing and heartbeats, and remove any interference from extraneous head and body movement.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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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But the cost in dollars is immaterial to OpenAI, which just raised $122 billion.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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In such a scenario, the size of a warhead stockpile may prove immaterial, argued Eveleth.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Mikey never ended up doing anything beyond flirting, but his unfortunate turn of phrase was all Sydney needed to begin exploring her options in the villa.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Charlotte Hornets received an unfortunate reminder Friday night in their last home game of the regular season.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2026
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 22 Apr. 2026.
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