conflate
verb (used with object)
to fuse into one entity; merge.
are conflating
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present progressiveof conflate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The critics questioning Abu Dhabi’s and Dubai’s status as global hubs are conflating the security of the moment with structural dynamism and resilience over time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
But Hellyer isn’t convinced that these new matcha drinkers are conflating status with the quality of what they’re drinking.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2025
“But they are conflating the very real threat of economic espionage by China with collaborations on fundamental research that pose no such threat.”
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 13, 2022
But their arguments are conflating the forest—bulk metadata collection—and the trees: access to individual communications about the attack.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2015
Perhaps people are conflating a royal trip with an anti-royal one.
From Washington Post
