mixing (up)

present participle of mix (up)

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Verb
  • In such a large, complex, dangerous, and confusing world, can one person make a difference to anything?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • These fictional AIs tapped into our deepest worries about healthcare—long waits at the doctor's office, confusing medical information and the wish for constant health guidance.
    Sanath Chilakala, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Analysts, however, worry if the licenses will be approved fast enough to avoid disrupting operations abroad.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Soft-spoken and unrelenting, Alboury emerges as the only moral voice in a land of postcolonial abandon, refusing to let Cal get away with what may be homicide, while disrupting Horn’s romantic first night with Leonie.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The three actors were filming a lighthearted scene, shuffling excitedly between a hot sauna and cold plunge, when Reeves’ foot caught on some flooring.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The film essentially takes place entirely within an under-20-minute timeline, showing the same events from a shuffling deck of points of view.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The zoning violation was issued, per the Monroe Sun, after reports of tourists disturbing neighbors, leaving trash in the area and parking in a manner that blocked access for emergency vehicles.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The victims’ families, meanwhile, are still fighting to hold school officials accountable, maintaining, among other things, that those officials missed red flags about the shooter’s disturbing behavior, and put their children in harms way as a result.
    Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Mixing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mixing%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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