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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mixed metaphors
Noun
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Across the other devices, both Mac and Wearables, Home & Accessories sales declined year over year, while the market anticipated slight growth.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Micro-robots and devices To demonstrate practical applications, the team fabricated several working devices.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In a year of cancellations and euphemisms, the city mounted a counterprogram that was quietly insurrectionary, stubbornly joyous.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
15 Dec. 2025
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And even ages 8 to 10 should be OK, depending on your thoughts about PG romantic intimacy and use of clever euphemisms.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Eighth-generation master distiller Freddie Noe did not spare any football analogies when describing the whiskey and the collaborative process.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2026
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But the historical analogies have clear flaws.—
Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Mixed metaphors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mixed%20metaphors. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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