mishmash
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mishmash
1425–75; late Middle English; gradational formation based on mash 1
Example Sentences
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This was a mishmash of ideas with no clear identification marks.
From BBC
Her bag was full of a mishmash of candies that didn’t make any sense to Bat.
From Literature
And on Thursday, he raised the possibility of a mixed Supreme Court decision resulting in “some kind of a mishmash of, ‘you can do this, you can’t do that.’”
From MarketWatch
On this record, the singer turned away from her R&B roots to create a mishmash compilation of rock-infused tracks.
From Los Angeles Times
“The company is just sort of a mishmash of a brand right now,” Lewison said.
From Los Angeles Times
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