conflate
verb (used with object)
to fuse into one entity; merge.
was conflating
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past progressiveof conflate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But Olson said Waggoner was conflating speech with commerce.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022
Mr. Bishop said she was conflating things by comparing solutions at airports to those at the border.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2022
With the “Money” reference, I realized that my father was conflating Rice with Emmett Till.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2020
Never mind that he was conflating leisure with work, offering little but his privilege to prove that he deserved yet more.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 28, 2018
Goucher said Salazar was conflating two different incidents, adding: "His story is a different timeline. He's trying to use Daegu to cover up Boston."
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2015
