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Noun
The mix-up comes less than a year after Monash IVF reached a $56 million settlement in a class action lawsuit with more than 700 former patients for the destruction of potentially viable embryos due to faulty screening. Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025 And What Changed? Frito-Lay issued a voluntary recall after discovering a packaging mix-up: fewer than 1,300 bags labeled as Tostitos Cantina Traditional Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips may actually contain nacho cheese tortilla chips, which include milk. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 The day's mishaps didn't end with the medication mix-up, either. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 Others have faced harsh consequences for what appear to some people to involve minor visa infractions or mix-ups. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mix (up)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mix (up)
Verb
  • Hippler said in the new order bringing more attention to it in opening statements and through expert testimony would add more time to the already lengthy trial and probably confuse the jury.
    Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Snakeheads are often confused with a native species—the bowfin—but anglers can tell them apart by looking at the anal fin, which is much longer on a snakehead.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • When someone has it, their immune system goes into overdrive, producing more antibodies (or immunoglobulins, hence the name) than necessary that disrupt typical organ function.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Case in point: Heightened uncertainty about the outlook for the economy has disrupted plans for big-name IPOs like fintech firm Klarna and ticketing platform StubHub over the past month.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Justice Department lawyers contend FBI agents acted in good faith despite the mistake and shouldn't be second-guessed by the courts.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Maybe everything that follows is a cascade of mistakes stemming from this decision.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Then, around 200 million years ago, Pangaea began splitting apart, a geological breakup that formed the Atlantic Ocean, and eastern North America shuffled toward its current position on the globe.
    Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The Phillies can shuffle their rotation with the benefit of two upcoming off days.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • However, since the start of 2025, there has been confusion among many in college mental health about how to comply with the intentions of the federal government.
    Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The bill would directly conflict with federal law, opening the door for homeowners to face confusion regarding what is permitted.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This involved manually disturbing the leg and then releasing it, capturing the resulting oscillations on high-speed video.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
  • What Is No-Till Gardening? Simply put, no-till is an approach to gardening that avoids disturbing soil in order to preserve its structure.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.

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