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mongrel

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noun

as in cross
an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera mongrels often suffer fewer health problems than purebreds

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Noun
To continue playing the songs without that mongrel soul is just cash register stuff. Matt Thompson, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2024 And though not all 10 shows (and various bonuses) on my mostly chronological list below fit that mongrel category, even the gravest of them seem to have gotten the memo that theater should not be a bore or a drag. Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023 There is also a peculiar effect whereby different books read by the same narrator can seem to agglutinate into a single mongrel super-book. Paul Grimstad, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2023 Dewey works best letting the excitement of Wolfe’s career rise speak for itself — his daring reportage should shame this era’s media mongrels. Armond White, National Review, 22 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for mongrel
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Adjective
  • Rethinking Education For The AI Age Our educational systems, designed for a pre-digital world, are vulnerable to deepening the hybrid cognitive trap.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, researchers were devising methods to make McIntoshes more reliable to grow and using the McIntosh to develop hybrid apples like the Cortland and Milton.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Because the sliding molecules are built into the gel (not just mixed in), their motion directly couples with the gel’s stretching.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Known for excellent hazy IPAs as well as a stellar mixed fermentation/sour program, Hill Farmstead is worth the drive as some beer people consider a visit to their small but inviting tasting room almost a religious pilgrimage.
    Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Mongrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mongrel. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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