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as in combining
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 mingling
to take part in social activities
happily mixing with the other guests at the party
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Recent Examples of mixing
Kapetan’s yearning, intimate voice is still front and center, mixing and modernizing elements of favorites of the aughts like Conor Oberst (his earnestness), Ben Kweller (his wit), and Sufjan Stevens (his beauty).
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Brendan Hay, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026
Professional golfers constantly tinker with equipment and jump from one club manufacturer to another throughout their careers, but Rose mixing it up comes across as a very strange move for a number of different reasons.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The mixing vane grids serve as structural components that replace standard spacer grids, providing both mechanical support and active coolant management.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Concrete batch plants are usually built close to construction sites and make concrete through mixing cement with sand and gravel.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Nothing is stopping you from mixing two or three pigments to arrive at your own mortar color.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
To get rid of them, officials advised mixing a third of a cup of ground yellow mustard seeds with one gallon of water and pouring the mixture slowly onto the soil.
—Maria Braganini, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Tolle showed off his renowned 99 mph fastball while mixing in an improved arsenal of secondary pitches, and the Yankees couldn’t make heads or tails of him the first time through the order.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
With their everyday wear, the rings are streamlined to showcase steel’s lightness and comfort — and their stackable design allows for layered wear for mixing-and-matching.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
Brendan Hay, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026
Professional golfers constantly tinker with equipment and jump from one club manufacturer to another throughout their careers, but Rose mixing it up comes across as a very strange move for a number of different reasons.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The mixing vane grids serve as structural components that replace standard spacer grids, providing both mechanical support and active coolant management.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Concrete batch plants are usually built close to construction sites and make concrete through mixing cement with sand and gravel.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Nothing is stopping you from mixing two or three pigments to arrive at your own mortar color.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
To get rid of them, officials advised mixing a third of a cup of ground yellow mustard seeds with one gallon of water and pouring the mixture slowly onto the soil.
—Maria Braganini, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Tolle showed off his renowned 99 mph fastball while mixing in an improved arsenal of secondary pitches, and the Yankees couldn’t make heads or tails of him the first time through the order.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
With their everyday wear, the rings are streamlined to showcase steel’s lightness and comfort — and their stackable design allows for layered wear for mixing-and-matching.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mixing
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Connecticut turkey hunting typically costs $47, combining a $19 turkey permit with the mandatory $28 resident game bird conservation stamp, according to DEEP.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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London has carved out a global reputation for fintech, combining regulatory sophistication with access to capital, talent and a dense network of financial institutions.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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Guests recalled mingling with Lowell Weicker, Connecticut’s longtime senator and governor.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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When the party moves from indoors out, this especially smart two-piece set will also be particularly adept at making sure soot isn’t mingling with the rest of your guests.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Personal Blender includes two Tritan Renew blending cups and the ultra-durable Rapid Extractor Blade to make delicious smoothies and more.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Peppermint is a classic starting point, but the real magic is in blending scents to create something personal.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The British royal family seems to be trying really hard to distance itself from the Epstein scandal, and part of that involves the King and the major players not associating themselves with Andrew or Fergie again.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
14 Apr. 2026
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Each embedding — a way of associating each point on the sphere to a point within the flag variety — can be defined by a polynomial equation.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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By integrating airborne launch platforms with FPV strike drones, the military is evaluating whether layered drone deployment can improve speed, flexibility, and survivability in contested environments.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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Uber then spent months integrating Expedia’s technology into its own app.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Gambling addiction is a serious public health issue that prediction markets intensify by merging the addictive feedback loops of social media with casino-style wagering.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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For Nasar, her design ethos is merging form and function.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
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To Coimbra, some key questions involved amalgamating real-life characters into fictionalized ones while still honoring victims and survivors, as well as faithfully recreating the look and feel of the time.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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By amalgamating these museological devices into the artwork, Aram directly upsets the threefold impulse to pierce form with meaning, to arrest color with identity, and to neutralize bodies with limits.—
Julian Stern,
Artforum,
24 Mar. 2026
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Olah is considering whether to work this idea into Claude’s training, perhaps even incorporating it into a future version of the soul doc.—
Elias Wachtel,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
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Both the white flesh and the green rind are prime candidates for pickling, then featuring in cocktails or lemonade, as part of a cheese bowls or boards, and incorporating into salads.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Mixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mixing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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