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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Examples of mix (up) in a Sentence
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Bruce Haring, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2024
These Olympics have already seen some drama involving an embarrassing mix-up between the two nations.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 31 July 2024
Yes, Dana watched Biden’s news conference and saw the president’s regrettable name mix-ups.
—Drew Goins, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
But his press conference, which began an hour late, likely didn’t undo the memory of his lousy debate 14 days earlier or his Putin-Zelenskyy mix-up a couple hours earlier.
—Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024
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Kesha has delivered some cutting remarks on a prop mix-up at her Lollapalooza 2024 set on Thursday.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2024
These Olympics have already seen some drama involving an embarrassing mix-up between the two nations.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 31 July 2024
Yes, Dana watched Biden’s news conference and saw the president’s regrettable name mix-ups.
—Drew Goins, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
But his press conference, which began an hour late, likely didn’t undo the memory of his lousy debate 14 days earlier or his Putin-Zelenskyy mix-up a couple hours earlier.
—Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024
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“Mix (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mix%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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