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bollix

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Noun
  • Inside, the main floor has been commandeered by a mishmash of cash-only Asian food stalls, which gives it the feel of a makeshift street market.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
  • But to support new, massively heavier modern towers, engineers needed to drill dozens, even hundreds of augered cast-in-place (ACIP) piles – essentially, oversized columns to transfer the weight of a building through the mishmash of sand, silt and peat into deeper, more solid layers.
    Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Get live security wait times, so you’re not stuck in a five‑hour shuffle line that’s already happening.
    The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The shuffle of betting partners comes as the NBA, a rights partner with Disney and ESPN, is dealing with a gambling scandal involving multiple players and coaches.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Displaying knickknacks on trays is one easy way to corral visual clutter, and sticking to a limited color palette throughout your home will make your other design choices look more intentional.
    Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Prep & Savour Heavy-Duty Kitchenware Pan Divider Don’t forget to tackle your kitchen clutter this year.
    Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The denim sector is no exception to the sourcing shakeups prompted by an evolving tariff regime, and in fact, it’s been caught up in the maelstrom.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Meanwhile, thrill-seekers in and outside that space found freedom in the maelstrom.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The push and pull of the front also means a hodgepodge of temperatures, with most places from Pittsburgh to the north seeing highs in the upper 40s and places south of Pittsburgh seeing highs in the low 50s.
    Ron Smiley, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Steinway Street is the home of New York’s Little Egypt and also hosts a hodgepodge of cultures.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • An array of expensive miscellany—a James Turrell work of pink L.E.D. panels, a Magritte, a Banksy, a few Warhols, a couple of Damien Hirsts—went under the hammer in Diriyah, the country’s ancient capital.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Ashmole also tried his hand at poetry, and the miscellany even contains a few of his pieces.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Toronto Raptors, stuck in the morass of teams fighting for playoff/Play-In Tournament seeding, would surely rather finish higher rather than lower.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • But uneven enforcement and a growing list of exceptions have created a regulatory morass that is stifling the continent’s transformation.
    Eric Schmidt, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The neutral design appeals to people of all genders and with a motley of styles.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
  • This week’s foe, Tennessee, is almost as motley.
    Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Bollix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bollix. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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