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Recent Examples of mismatched
Rae will be talking about the challenges of mismatched expectations in adult friendships.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Now that bickering duo is vying to take his place, with a mismatched pair of feds—an intense rookie (Alexandra Ruddy) and her legend-in-his-own-mind boss, played by Tim Baltz—tracking their every move.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Hecker also used ingenuity — like insisting on mismatched swatches and yarns for toddler’s sweaters when helping develop a private label, despite others’ skepticism.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
One way is to choose mismatched civilizations at the end of each age.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Now that bickering duo is vying to take his place, with a mismatched pair of feds—an intense rookie (Alexandra Ruddy) and her legend-in-his-own-mind boss, played by Tim Baltz—tracking their every move.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Hecker also used ingenuity — like insisting on mismatched swatches and yarns for toddler’s sweaters when helping develop a private label, despite others’ skepticism.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
One way is to choose mismatched civilizations at the end of each age.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mismatched
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismatched
Adjective
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That markup structure is incompatible with the economics of small-scale, high-quality producers.—
Anthony Zhang,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Immigration court became a venue for the American government to assert that some histories were incompatible with U.S. citizenship.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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The Royals’ offense has been inconsistent this season.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2025
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Without clear boundaries, AI agents may act in ways that are inconsistent with business rules, brand voice or regulatory requirements.—
Alan Ranger,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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However, this elevated P/S ratio is mostly irrelevant since MSTR's valuation is fundamentally driven by its Bitcoin holdings rather than its traditional software revenue.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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If investors are now satisfied, the underlying legal structure is irrelevant.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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And, to be clear, there are some people who use protests like the ones against Trump’s immigration raids as a cover and excuse to pursue an extraneous agenda of violence and anarchy.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Savvy business owners are generally cognizant of macroeconomic, geopolitical, and other extraneous elements that impact their performance.—
Jeffrey Johnston,
Forbes.com,
2 June 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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One’s major is immaterial, particularly in an economy as dynamic as ours.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Hausmann said the dire conditions that led to multiple inmate deaths and physical attacks against prison employees in the year before its closure are immaterial.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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The polished old pro bent time and space, keeping the unfortunate new work to a minimum and running through his hits, reliving, nearly chronologically, the thrill of experiencing his catalog all over again at a speed run.—
Abe Beame,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2025
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An unfortunate series of events in the eighth inning led to the Brewers going up 3-1.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 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 13 Jun. 2025.
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