1
as in to confuse
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related
you've mixed piety up with pietism
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2
as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
in my rush I had mixed up the files and had to sort them out later
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as in mistake
an instance of confusion
there was a mix-up at the airport and our luggage was accidentally sent to Ohio
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Recent Examples of mix (up)
Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Four of the hostages handed over last week were also deceased, with what Hamas said was a mix-up in the identity of one abductee at one point threatening to derail the ceasefire.
—Tovah Lazaroff, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Notable Darren Collison was supposed to be the analyst on the Fox Sports 1 telecast but never arrived at Viejas Arena in an apparent scheduling mix-up.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Kim Kardashian is being sued over an Instagram mix-up.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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Noun
No matter how swift award show control rooms are with the censor button or cutting away, some moments are simply too major, too wild, or too unscripted to contain — from shock-value stunts to the La La Land-Moonlight mix-up to the Oscars slap heard (and seen) around the world.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Four of the hostages handed over last week were also deceased, with what Hamas said was a mix-up in the identity of one abductee at one point threatening to derail the ceasefire.
—Tovah Lazaroff, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Notable Darren Collison was supposed to be the analyst on the Fox Sports 1 telecast but never arrived at Viejas Arena in an apparent scheduling mix-up.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Kim Kardashian is being sued over an Instagram mix-up.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mix (up)
Verb
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Not to be confused with New Zealand musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Along those lines, a settlement should not be confused with a collective bargaining agreement, which pro teams and unionized employees extinguish or mollify a broader range of potential claims.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The right-wing House Freedom Caucus on Tuesday issued a threat to try to censure any Democratic lawmakers or guests who disrupt President Trump's speech to Congress.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
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Every year, earthquakes claim victims and cost billions in direct economic loss, damaging or destroying homes, tearing down infrastructure, rendering production sites inoperable, and disrupting transport lines.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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This loss of institutional support could leave borrowers with nowhere to turn when servicers make mistakes or when questions arise about complex repayment programs.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Astonishingly, Donald Trump is on the verge of making the same mistake.—
Charles C. W. Cooke,
National Review,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Sharks shuffled their lines before the start of the third period.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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At the glitzy afterparty, stars shuffled through a packed room.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Each stanza reflects the confusion, horror and uncertainty that of the battle to keep Fort McHenry — and thus the City of Baltimore — from falling into British hands.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Unlike his Western European counterparts, who waver between moral grandstanding and strategic confusion, Duda has taken the only approach that actually strengthens European security: full alignment with American leadership.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Stay on marked trails, pack all your trash, and respect wildlife (do not feed or disturb them).—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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In his State of the State speech Wednesday, Pritzker argued the current moment has disturbing parallels to the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany.—
Alex Thompson,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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That foul-up then gets included in the series of questions and answers, causing the final answer to go askew.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
7 Sep. 2024
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Many have faulted Cuba’s Stalinist bureaucratic centralization, but few critiques are as replete with concrete examples of foolishness and foul-ups.—
Richard Feinberg,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Jan. 2012
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“Mix (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mix%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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