mishmash
a confused mess; hodgepodge; jumble.
Origin of mishmash
1- Also mish·mosh [mish-mosh]. /ˈmɪʃˌmɒʃ/.
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How to use mishmash in a sentence
She writes very beautiful, very eerie novels, often built out of a mishmash of references that come together to create a fragmented portrait of a mind.
Ask a book critic: What’s a good summer read with a Wonder Years feel? | Constance Grady | July 13, 2021 | VoxFew manufacturers can use plastic with a random mishmash of properties to make something new.
New recycling technologies could keep more plastic out of landfills | Maria Temming | April 29, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThese new products are still made from a mishmash of plant proteins, but they look, smell, cook, and taste like the real deal.
Wanda gains telephathy, telekenesis and a mishmash of other abilities.
Everything You Need to Know Before Watching WandaVision | Eliana Dockterman | January 14, 2021 | TimeTuesday Morning stores, they say, tend to be unorganized and overwhelming, with a mishmash of less-than-exciting inventory.
Pandemic bankruptcies: A running list of retailers that have filed for Chapter 11 | Abha Bhattarai | December 4, 2020 | Washington Post
“A lot of the critical details in the plot were a mishmash of ideas that made no sense,” astronomer Phil Plait wrote at Slate.
Meet Kip Thorne, the Man Who Crafted the Artful Science of ‘Interstellar’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI tried to repair the damage as best I could, but in the end the book was a mishmash of competing ideas with no clear narrative.
The "Reality-Based Community" Exacts Its Revenge | Justin Green | November 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe much-bruited report is always a statistical mishmash, full of seasonal adjustment and subject to revision.
Economics Developments in the U.S., Europe, and China Could Trip Up Obama’s Reelection Campaign | Daniel Gross | September 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a result, insider trading has been loosely defined through a mishmash of confusing verdicts and precedents.
Her blog, Atlas Shrugs, is a mishmash of her inane views on a wide range of social and political issues.
I dislike grand opera as a miserable mishmash of styles, compromises, and arrant ugliness.
Ivory Apes and Peacocks | James HunekerHe spoke very politely in a mishmash of Servian and Italian.
Through the Land of the Serb | Mary Edith Durham
British Dictionary definitions for mishmash
/ (ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ) /
a confused collection or mixture; hotchpotch
Origin of mishmash
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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