as in variety
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a mixed bag of professional astronomers and amateur enthusiasts attended the conference
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Recent Examples of mixed bag
Enterprises And Machine Identity Risks For enterprises, the EO’s elimination of standardized compliance frameworks is a mixed bag.
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Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Economic data has provided a mixed bag of late for the labor market.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 June 2025
This season has been a mixed bag for Buehler, who owns a 4.44 ERA through his first nine starts for the Red Sox, and the rotation as a whole.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
Now she’s booked and busy beyond belief, a mixed bag for Windey.
—Rachel Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
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Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Economic data has provided a mixed bag of late for the labor market.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 June 2025
This season has been a mixed bag for Buehler, who owns a 4.44 ERA through his first nine starts for the Red Sox, and the rotation as a whole.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
Now she’s booked and busy beyond belief, a mixed bag for Windey.
—Rachel Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mixed bag
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So unless Guerin has something unforeseen up his sleeve to add a center via trade, their best option could be in Tuesday’s opening of free agency, though the options remaining there aren’t exactly of the top-six variety.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Other varieties provide additional design elements such as interesting bark, colorful fruits, and fabulous fall foliage to enhance the garden all year long.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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The challenge right now is to synchronize and systematize data collection and reporting such that meeting the current assortment of local, national and international requirements does not create an undue strain on the core business or leave that business open to risk of non-compliance.—
Mary Foley,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The assortment was developed in tandem with the Nordstrom team with Shanker carefully considering which of her brands made sense to showcase in a new larger setting.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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Hamilton’s Cast Reunion at the Tony Awards Consumption of the Hamilton cast recording exploded following it being highlighted via a medley of songs performed during the 2025 Tony Awards.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Mary’s get their bite from a seedy medley (including sunflower, pumpkin, flax, sesame, and poppy seeds) that imparts an earthy taste and serious body.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
10 June 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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The images were created using a collage technique, combining gouache and acrylic paint on vintage gardening book paper, then arranged on archival cotton board.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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In My Mother and Eye, 2025, a sweeping Public Art Fund project installed in bus shelters across New York City, Boston, and Chicago, eleven discrete photographic collages plumb this intangible meeting point.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Becoming a mother now means confronting a grab bag of voices — on phone screens and on Reddit, but also at school pickup and church — that are critical of the medical establishment, including people skeptical about vaccines and fanatic about drinking raw milk.—
Emma Goldberg,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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There are several methods for quantifying homelessness in San Diego County, encompassing a grab bag of methodologies that can be confusing for anyone not immersed in the crisis.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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“Mixed bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mixed%20bag. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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