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Noun
When a mix-up leads to the rumor that Juan is engaged to Settie’s daughter Lily (Lillian Doucet- Roche, The Cases of Mystery Lane: Death is Listening), the whole family scrambles to keep up the charade. EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Matty leaves, and on the way down in the elevator has a convo with Senior about the Matlock airdates mix-up! Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024 Chelsea Handler had a pill mix-up while traveling with her late dog, Chunk — which resulted in him running amok in an airplane cabin. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024 However, due to logistical mix-ups, some files on Féron never reached her. Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mix (up) 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mix (up)
Verb
  • While the technical side of blockchain may still confuse most people, the concept of digital currency is mainstream.
    Lisa Loud, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But also tossed into the mix is electronic warfare, and its ability to confuse, throw off and shut down navigation systems on weapons flying across the battlefield each day.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Scheuer allegedly hacked into Disney’s menu creation servers multiple times to manipulate and disrupt the menus, such as changing prices and adding profane language.
    John Towfighi, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
  • In Kansas, Emily faces a world disrupted by drought, dust storms and a personal tragedy that leaves her beloved niece on their doorstep.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Actual possession of a weapon is irrelevant and mistakes happen, Stephens said in court, adding that what matters is how Hill’s hand was presented with a glint of steel.
    Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Here are some of the characteristics of second best parenting: Welcomes mistakes.
    Jazmin Towe, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • But for some folks, shuffling off this mortal coil doesn’t necessarily mean the money stops rolling in.
    Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • After entering the ad business two years ago, Netflix shuffled its executive team leading the initiative.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • In Arizona, that ruling left confusion between two conflicting laws, and temporarily stopped clinics from providing abortions as courts worked out what was legal in the state.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The crowd immediately erupted into laughter while Dismukes looked between the two in confusion.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • On May 25, President Trump issued a tweet: North Korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Genre: Horror Any film whose primary objective is to spook, scare, or disturb its audience.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • That foul-up then gets included in the series of questions and answers, causing the final answer to go askew.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Many have faulted Cuba’s Stalinist bureaucratic centralization, but few critiques are as replete with concrete examples of foolishness and foul-ups.
    Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012

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“Mix (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mix%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

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