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noun

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Recent Examples of mix (up)
Noun
Deena considered everything, from the possibility of her baby carrying both male and female anatomical traits to a lab mix-up. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025 Controversy: Aside from the usual questions about close calls, there wasn’t much aside from a weird mix-up in one of the handshake lines. Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2025 The mix-up with Mi-ji standing in for her sister as an office worker and Mi-rae working on a farm naturally leads to some romantic mix-ups. Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 From getting delayed due to a flat tire, to an annoying reservation mix-up at the hotel they were supposed to be staying at (the kids deserve all the credit here for not throwing a fit), Gomez and Zahn’s script requires the trio to brave a variety of awkward situations. Tomris Laffly, Variety, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for mix (up)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mix (up)
Verb
  • Amazon $650 Samsung $650 Best Buy Not to be confused with the Galaxy S24 series, this midrange smartphone from late 2024 has some elements of the flagship phone, but makes some sacrifices to get the price down.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
  • O’Brien says his critics might be confused because of the novelty of his approach.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Underneath the fun exterior, Red Bull was serious about its ambitions of disrupting F1’s front-runners and assembling a team that was capable of winning a championship.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • The industry’s year of strikes in 2023 also disrupted the flow of Hollywood movie releases to the local multiplex.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Read on for some of the most common nutrition mistakes sports dietitians see that wreak havoc on people’s workouts—plus what to do instead.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 9 July 2025
  • Such complacency could be a mistake, as some market watchers have cautioned.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • All week, campers were shuffled from one activity to the next, mixing games, prayers and church services with lectures that coincide with lessons from the Bible.
    Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
  • Guevara, 47, has been shuffled through three detention sites despite Immigration Judge James Ward’s decision to grant him bond on July 1, according to The Associated Press.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Donald Trump last week contains dozens of complex tax and other provisions that have generated confusion and misinformation.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • This leads to confusion and frustration when their air conditioning is unexpectedly limited.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • However, infrared videography can help record what’s going on on the beach without disturbing the turtles or crabs.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
  • The first beaver to be released in this project was trapped at Arlington Wildlife Area along the Gila River after causing land management issues, like clogging pipes and disturbing irrigation infrastructure.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • There are fewer opportunities for foul-ups and mishandling between flights when there are fewer connections and layovers.
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 5 Mar. 2025
  • There are fewer opportunities for foul-ups and mishandling between flights when there are fewer connections and layovers.
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 5 Mar. 2025

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“Mix (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mix%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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