1
as in confusing
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related
you've mixed piety up with pietism
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2
as in disrupting
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
in my rush I had mixed up the files and had to sort them out later
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Little signs of manipulation and gaslighting apepared along the way, further confusing her.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025 -
However, understanding what needs to be done can be confusing due to a constant stream of climate updates, scientific findings and critical decisions that are shaping our future.—
ABC Climate Unit,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
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The president's latest threats are disrupting, at least briefly, what had been a sustained rally in tech, built on hundreds of billions of dollars in planned spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure.—
Ari Levy,Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Book-Carrie initially blames Lo for disrupting her and Richard’s plan, and willingly holds her hostage at Richard’s behest.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Jaguars are shuffling corners.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Eliminate middle schools Known as Option G, the proposal essentially eliminates middle schools by moving sixth grade to elementary schools and shuffling seventh and eighth grades to the high schools.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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When a school principal (Ashley Padilla) and a teacher (Mikey Day) reprimand a student (Hernandez) for disturbing drawings of him attacking the principal, the student’s father (Bad Bunny) comes in, and Padilla’s principal, immediately smitten, changes course to hitting on the student’s father.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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Something, the researchers said, must be disturbing these orbits and tilting them.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Mixing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mixing%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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