conflating
- present participle of conflate.
Example Sentences
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Workers at tech companies in particular have been encouraged to ramp up their token consumption — known as “tokenmaxxing” — by employers conflating AI tools with productivity.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
She said there had been "no clear reason" given for Holiday's ban, but that people were "conflating" it with her 2025 post.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Legal authority and moral or civic wisdom aren’t the same thing, and conflating the two only deepens division and erodes trust.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
The statement said conflating voluntary migration and refugee asylum was a "serious mischaracterisation" that undermines international systems to protect persecuted people.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
But I always hear myself displacing the two languages, conflating them—maybe conflagrating them—for there’s so much rubbing and friction, a fire always threatens to blow up between the tongues.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
