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Recent Examples of mismatched
One way is to choose mismatched civilizations at the end of each age.
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The comedy-drama, about two mismatched cousins reuniting for a Holocaust tour in Poland to honor their grandmother, was produced by Stone.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025
When an opportunity arises to investigate a massive corporate fraud case involving a slippery billionaire (Steve Coogan), the mismatched pair attempts to step up—only to quickly find themselves in over their heads.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The nine-time Tony Award winner follows the adventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The comedy-drama, about two mismatched cousins reuniting for a Holocaust tour in Poland to honor their grandmother, was produced by Stone.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025
When an opportunity arises to investigate a massive corporate fraud case involving a slippery billionaire (Steve Coogan), the mismatched pair attempts to step up—only to quickly find themselves in over their heads.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The nine-time Tony Award winner follows the adventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismatched
Adjective
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Gender dysphoria is incompatible with the demands of military service.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Clinical trials generate vast amounts of data which could be used to develop other treatments, beyond those directly attached to trial outcomes, but much of it is inaccessible, because it’s stored in incompatible formats and systems.—
Amy Guttman,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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After an inconsistent first half of the season, manager Unai Emery has found a way of tinkering with Villa’s line-up and still winning.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Even so, the practice of choosing a papal name remained inconsistent for the next 1,000 years, with most popes using their baptismal names.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For the purposes of this discussion, the cause of sea level rise is irrelevant.—
Rob Young,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2025
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Tony Gilroy’s masterful series is so good that the sci-fi Star Wars of it all sometimes seems irrelevant compared to the nuanced takes on resistance and fascism.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Are they considered a worthy consultant or an extraneous one?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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Which passport wallets are best? Passport wallets have long been viewed as somewhat of an extraneous travel accessory for years, but are steadily rising in their popularity among frequent flyers and travelers.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Researching feels incomprehensible or inapplicable, especially as a business owner.—
Bree Manay,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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That was the site of its preseason test days, although that event was held in unseasonably cold weather, which means much of what the teams learned then may be inapplicable this coming weekend.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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So, how can the immaterial affect the material?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
12 Apr. 2025
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The orchestra produces a ravishment of sound both immaterial and downright tactile.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Such a difficult call really spotlighted for the first time how tough a situation he has been left in by Eddie Howe’s unfortunate absence (due to pneumonia).—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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In 2022, Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff, who presided over both trials, decided The Times was not liable for defamation while jurors were deliberating, that the error amounted to unfortunate editorializing but not libel.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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The experiment was a flop, the living arrangements spare, the neighbors uncongenial, and the couple was in debt.—
Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Oct. 2022
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“Mismatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismatched. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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