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Recent Examples of mismatched
Tapping into the nostalgia of childhood fairytales, Saeed creates a fantastical scene of a mismatched couple.
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Grace Banks, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Every seat at the table was set with a mismatched colorful and ornate plates, complementing the roses that grew in the lush garden.
—Ye Fan, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The mismatched pair’s adventure takes them all over the city, from basketball courts to Central Park, conquering obstacles and meeting shoes from all walks of life.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
Rae will be talking about the challenges of mismatched expectations in adult friendships.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
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Grace Banks, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Every seat at the table was set with a mismatched colorful and ornate plates, complementing the roses that grew in the lush garden.
—Ye Fan, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The mismatched pair’s adventure takes them all over the city, from basketball courts to Central Park, conquering obstacles and meeting shoes from all walks of life.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
Rae will be talking about the challenges of mismatched expectations in adult friendships.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismatched
Adjective
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Even if your Windows 10 PC is incompatible with the new OS, there still may be a way to upgrade and avoid having to shell out money for a whole new machine.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2025
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If the Trump administration hopes to salvage a victory from its trade wars, Washington must use tariffs as leverage in pursuit of clear and achievable trade objectives rather than as a blunt tool wielded in pursuit of myriad and mutually incompatible ones.—
Emily Kilcrease,
Foreign Affairs,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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This can result in inconsistent model behavior or bloated integrations.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Chiefs 2022 second-round pick Skyy Moore has been productive in practices but also needs to regain trust after previous inconsistent play.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2025
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The most dangerous founders secretly fear becoming irrelevant in their own creation.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The short movie for spring — whose title is being kept under wraps until the screening — is set on a ferry boat trip, its destination unknown and irrelevant, Magliano added.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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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
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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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Emotion as Added Value One recurring and essential cog that keeps the watch business ticking remains immaterial: emotion.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2025
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One’s major is immaterial, particularly in an economy as dynamic as ours.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Shakira does appear to be the beneficiary of an unintended consequence stemming from her unfortunate moves.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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The unfortunate widowed Ellen Brody (Lorraine Gary) heads down to the Bahamas to visit her son, Michael (Lance Guest), and guess who follows?—
Chris Nashawaty,
EW.com,
20 June 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 3 Jul. 2025.
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