as in mixture
a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things
guacamole is usually a mix of avocado, tomato, onion, and spices
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as in to combine
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
those ingredients should not be mixed until the last stage of the recipe
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as in to confuse
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related
you've mixed piety up with pietism
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
in my rush I had mixed up the files and had to sort them out later
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as in mistake
an instance of confusion
there was a mix-up at the airport and our luggage was accidentally sent to Ohio
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Recent Examples of mix
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
In total, Connecticut was set to receive more than $20 million, a mix of state funding and money for local organizations that won a competitive national grant application process.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
At a makeshift bar shaded by a sycamore tree, one of the guides was mixing cocktails that contained pisco and ginger.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025
Tomris Laffly, Variety, 9 June 2025
Michelle Williams recalls Busy Philipps telling Ben Affleck to 'do something' during Oscars Best Picture mix-up
Joining Humes, Williams, Van Der Beek, Holmes, and Jackson on the series were Kerr Smith, Meredith Monroe, Busy Phillips, and Mary Beth Peil, who played Williams' grandmother Evelyn.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 9 June 2025
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Noun
The series continues to have a killer soundtrack, with enough money and juice to pay for Led Zeppelin in the premiere, and to offer a mix of genres and eras throughout, from early Eighties New Wave to modern alt-country.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
In total, Connecticut was set to receive more than $20 million, a mix of state funding and money for local organizations that won a competitive national grant application process.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
Verb
Making pasta using a glossy, butter-yellow KitchenAid stand mixer with a special attachment (the brand deemed this shade its 2025 Color of the Year), mixing yellowy spritzes topped by edible flowers, and matching with your guests in all-yellow ‘fits.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
At a makeshift bar shaded by a sycamore tree, one of the guides was mixing cocktails that contained pisco and ginger.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025
Noun
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
Michelle Williams recalls Busy Philipps telling Ben Affleck to 'do something' during Oscars Best Picture mix-up
Joining Humes, Williams, Van Der Beek, Holmes, and Jackson on the series were Kerr Smith, Meredith Monroe, Busy Phillips, and Mary Beth Peil, who played Williams' grandmother Evelyn.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 9 June 2025
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“Mix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mix. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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