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Recent Examples of mismatched
Brick is beautiful in its own way, but there's something about the rugged appeal of mismatched rocks that instantly upgrades a front yard.
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Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
Even the smallest design missteps—like rusted fixtures or a hodgepodge of mismatched towels—can not only detract from your space’s aesthetic but also hinder its functionality.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Every apartment has burnt out lightbulbs, mismatched bulbs, chipped glasses and plates and no deep cleaning done.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Feb. 2026
The mismatched band of captors can’t agree on anything, and thus cannot act; their captive, bound and sedated and locked in a crate, is a nonentity for much of the movie.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
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Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
Even the smallest design missteps—like rusted fixtures or a hodgepodge of mismatched towels—can not only detract from your space’s aesthetic but also hinder its functionality.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Every apartment has burnt out lightbulbs, mismatched bulbs, chipped glasses and plates and no deep cleaning done.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Feb. 2026
The mismatched band of captors can’t agree on anything, and thus cannot act; their captive, bound and sedated and locked in a crate, is a nonentity for much of the movie.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismatched
Adjective
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Ayatollah Sayyed Abdullah Behbahani and Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Tabatabai used Islamic arguments to claim that even kings must be bound by law, and that tyranny was incompatible with religion.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Modern data tools allow states to identify duplicate claims, incompatible eligibility overlaps, or anomalous billing patterns before losses grow.—
Timothy M. Herbst,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For a while, cities across Kentucky were inconsistent, with some observing the time change and others not.—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Mar. 2026
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Progress to close the gender pay gap has been slow and inconsistent.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Yet some in Iran say the supreme leader as irrelevant.—
Ramin Mostaghim,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The invention of electricity made menial jobs like the lamplighter, the elevator operator, and the knocker-up, the human equivalent to the modern alarm clock, irrelevant.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Each has been given extraneous dramatic business, perhaps to balance the scales with Oliver and Ciara, and to underscore that this is a show about two sets of couples, their trust issues and their need for one another.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Others see them as extraneous measures for pet projects that balloon congressional spending.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 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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The Epstein island police activity, for example, is likely immaterial to anyone betting on markets related to Jeffrey Epstein on Polymarket.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
5 Mar. 2026
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And in a move that may seem immaterial to outside observers, 60 Minutes will in the coming weeks move from its historic base on West 57th across the street to the CBS Broadcast Center in Midtown Manhattan, joining the rest of the CBS News programming.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Celta’s experienced striker Borja Iglesias equalized for the home side with his third goal in four games after 25 minutes, and strike partner Iago Aspas was unfortunate to see his shot come back off the post with two minutes remaining as both sides pushed for a winner.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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This time round, though, an unfortunate silliness sometimes creeps in, where the film risks tipping over Shakespearean-size emotions into embarrassing bathos.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2026.
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