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Recent Examples of mismatched
Rae will be talking about the challenges of mismatched expectations in adult friendships.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Now that bickering duo is vying to take his place, with a mismatched pair of feds—an intense rookie (Alexandra Ruddy) and her legend-in-his-own-mind boss, played by Tim Baltz—tracking their every move.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Hecker also used ingenuity — like insisting on mismatched swatches and yarns for toddler’s sweaters when helping develop a private label, despite others’ skepticism.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
One way is to choose mismatched civilizations at the end of each age.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Now that bickering duo is vying to take his place, with a mismatched pair of feds—an intense rookie (Alexandra Ruddy) and her legend-in-his-own-mind boss, played by Tim Baltz—tracking their every move.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Hecker also used ingenuity — like insisting on mismatched swatches and yarns for toddler’s sweaters when helping develop a private label, despite others’ skepticism.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
One way is to choose mismatched civilizations at the end of each age.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mismatched
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismatched
Adjective
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Khatami ruled out talks with the United States, calling such discussions incompatible with Iran's principles, according to state media.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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But scientists say building new gas plants, especially in richer nations like the U.S., is incompatible with a safe future for human civilization.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Frustrated by long 311 hold times or inconsistent trash pickup?—
Melanie La Rocca,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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This is at odds with the concept of getting the most out of every customer deal by wielding inconsistent discounts and surcharges when certain situations arise.—
Chris Mele,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Executives Chris Van Gorder, Scripps Health YES: The decision was made to add parking meters at Balboa Park; starting six months earlier is irrelevant.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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If investors are now satisfied, the underlying legal structure is irrelevant.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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Dockers’ performance was also dragging down Levi’s results and Gass, who took the helm of the company a little over a year ago, has been working to cut off extraneous businesses to fuel growth and focus on direct selling.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
20 May 2025
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His ethos and spirit pulsates throughout the idyllic interior and garden galleries, whisking New Yorkers and visitors away from the frenzy of daily routine, reminding us that art is essential, not extraneous, to our existence and fortitude.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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To qualify, a company must pay union wages or, if union wages are inapplicable, at least the city's minimum wage, which is currently $20.80 per hour, Meyers said.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American-Statesman,
30 May 2024
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Here are the kicking motion rules, which the NHL deemed inapplicable given their determination that Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Hausmann said the dire conditions that led to multiple inmate deaths and physical attacks against prison employees in the year before its closure are immaterial.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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On some level, what happens to any individual character on The Handmaid’s Tale is immaterial.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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The timing of Correa’s five-game absence for a concussion sustained in Baltimore on May 15 was unfortunate.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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This is especially unfortunate because the plot itself is quite harrowing.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Short of calling an exterminator, experts suggest the following ways to rid a car, truck or SUV of rodents: One way is to simply make the vehicle uncongenial.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Bauer attributes the poverty of the third world to cultural values inimical to productivity: In much of the Third World the political, social, and personal determinants of economic performance are often uncongenial to economic development.—
Wanjiru Njoya,
Orange County Register,
13 Feb. 2024
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“Mismatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismatched. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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