MIXTURES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

mixtures

noun

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plural of mixture

as in mixes

a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things add eggs to the mixture of dry ingredients

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Recent Examples of mixtures The challenges lie mostly in the big difference between gasoline and diesel engine designs; specifically compression ratios and fuel mixtures. —

New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026 Without aluminum alloys and other metallic mixtures, assembly lines churning out modern tanks, trucks and airplanes would grind to a halt. —

Thomas Robertson, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026 Sugar does have benefits for feeding cut flowers, which is why it's added to the mixtures used by florists, but in flower food formulas, the sucrose is blended with antimicrobial elements to keep the water free from bacteria. —

Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026 Many of these jars contain unknown or poorly documented chemical mixtures that could be toxic to humans or harmful to the specimens themselves if disturbed. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026 How to Recycle Batteries Different batteries are made using different mixtures of chemical elements and metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, nickel, and silver, while others may contain cobalt, lithium, and graphite that are treated as critical minerals by the United States Geological Survey. —

Katherine Gallagher, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026 The color is also more aligned with the fiber mixtures brands are pursuing to be more sustainable such as cotton-linen blends. —

Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Jan. 2026 Feeder types, location and seed mixtures will covered. —

Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026 Drummond notes that other recipes for sour cream noodle bakes call for mixing the noodle and meat mixtures together before adding to the pan. —

Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025

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Tack on a couple of your favorite spice blends or seasoning mixes to round out your collection—food director Chris Morocco is partial to curry powder and za’atar.

— Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
But as the season begins, the models cannot foretell which players will get hurt, which will get traded, which pitchers will alter their mixes, which hitters will develop new approaches or swings.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026