mixed metaphors

plural of mixed metaphor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mixed metaphors
Noun
  • New downloads of Weather are no longer possible on Wear OS 6 devices from third-party manufacturers, such as Samsung, OnePlus and others.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Why Healthcare Needs a Data Overhaul Healthcare systems are generating more data than ever before, from electronic health records and lab results to imaging scans, insurance claims, and even patient updates from wearable devices.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Create 5 different metaphors or analogies that would make this idea immediately clear to THIS specific client based on their background and references.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The Munich Agreement The Munich Agreement – the deal that ceded the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Adolf Hitler’s Germany in a bid to avert war in Europe — is the granddaddy of historical analogies.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Mixed metaphors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mixed%20metaphors. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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