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as in combining
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
those ingredients should not be mixed until the last stage of the recipe
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as in mingling
to take part in social activities
happily mixing with the other guests at the party
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Recent Examples of mixing
At the sound level, our engineer is a guy who makes all the greatest dance music in the Latin world right now [Josh Gudwin is the records’ mixing engineer and Dale Becker mastering engineer].
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Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
Naumes uses a similar approach, mixing fresh lemon juice with water.
—Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 8 Jan. 2026
For even more authenticity, Dix is incorporating the Delaware River into his project – literally mixing water from the river with his paints.
—Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Venus fuses with combative Mars in your 3rd House of Communication, mixing tenderness with intensity and pushing for words that match actions.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
Extra-sharp cheddar cheese melts beautifully in this pasta bake, mixing with the pimiento peppers in a dish that hits the table in under an hour.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Garner takes the diary form, mixing the intimate, the intellectual, and the everyday, to new heights.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Cursed Daughters is more of an intergenerational saga, mixing comedy and tragedy in the way all families do.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
Monday’s outing in Stella McCartney boots, however, showed the power of subtly mixing patterns, as her boots served as an unexpected yet complementary reptilian accent to her latest plaid moment.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mixing
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By combining a rotating detonation engine with a dual-mode ramjet inlet, engineers aim to close what is often called the efficiency gap that limits the performance of current hypersonic missiles.—
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By combining a short, all-one-length cut with hair that's less bulky, the overall look is complementary to the hair's density.—
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Venues spread across Central Avenue come alive every first Friday of the month for Gallery Walk, when local artists open their studios for mingling and live music.—
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Inside the Beverly Hilton more than an hour before the awards show was set to begin, stars were mingling, including none other than Jenna Rink and Matty Flamhaff!—
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Known for its jazz and genre-blending performances, the venue kicked off its first show with five-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper, who also serves as the venue’s creative ambassador.—
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Open-concept kitchens reigned for decades, stylishly blending cooking, dining, and entertaining into one space.—
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Additionally, the dolphins may also be associating with non-dolphin-eating orcas to learn to distinguish their sounds from those of the threatening mammal-eating killer whales.—
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Hellfire Club Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) is the only one still associating himself with the Hellfire Club at Hawkins High School, because the rest of the student body still thinks Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) is responsible for killing Vecna’s victims last season.—
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By integrating regulated on ramp and off ramp flows into its infrastructure, inabit enables companies to manage the full lifecycle of crypto payments and treasury operations without compromising on custody, control, or regulatory alignment.—
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Schwartz was key to integrating content after Lionsgate’s acquisitions of Artisan Entertainment, Summit Entertainment and Entertainment One.—
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This year will likely see more startups merging or acquiring rivals as a way of creating exit opportunities for investors, or looking to sell shares through initial public offerings, according to Magnitt.—
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Mark Engel’s paintings explore themes of connection and transformation, often merging figures and landscapes.—
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Barra says the focus now is on making cars more affordable, incorporating artificial intelligence and new technology like Google Gemini to make the vehicles safer and appealing to the consumer.—
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Consider incorporating a variety of vitamin C-rich foods into your diet and check with a healthcare provider before adding a vitamin C supplement to your routine.—
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Crews on Monday appear to be adding barbed wire atop cement barricades already wrapped around the building — measures no doubt added in response to a consistent group of protestors committed to gathering daily outside the complex near Fort Snelling.—
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Calabasas Mayor James Bozajian announced The Commons at Calabasas shopping center is adding 12 to 14 new shops and restaurants.—
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“Mixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mixing. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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