bollix

noun

Definition of bollixnext
as in mishmash

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  1. mishmash
  2. shuffle
  3. clutter
  4. maelstrom
  5. hodgepodge
  6. miscellany
  7. morass
  8. motley
Noun
  • First, owing to the executive churn that preceded Stearns, the Mets’ front office is a mishmash of hires from several different regimes.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Large projects consist of a spider’s web of deadlines, a mishmash of budgets, a cavalcade of different teams to organize and a litany of regulatory hurdles to clear.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of mishmash
Noun
  • Longtime collaborator Erik Blood foregrounds Butler’s dry drum machines in the mix, letting every other element shuffle around them, snaking toward the spotlight for a brief moment and retreating back into the brume.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The power and shuffle/no shuffle switches were also separated into separate controls.
    — Eric Griffith, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of shuffle
Noun
  • The goal is a kitchen that hides the clutter without hiding any hazards.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That’s why appliance garages are back in a big way, but behind those sleek doors, heat, steam and hidden outlets are raising new safety questions that could shape how the next generation of clutter-free kitchens is built.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of clutter
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  • The world is vast and people’s minds are just these amazing maelstroms, for good or for ill.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, smaller eddies and vortices near the perimeter feed the giant maelstrom in the center.
    — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of maelstrom
Noun
  • Consumers who buy insurance through an employer or on the Affordable Care Act marketplace may have a hodgepodge of plans to choose from, with different premiums, cost-sharing provisions, doctor networks and other factors to consider.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Bounded by Washington Street, State Street, Randolph Street and Dearborn Street, Block 37 once sported a hodgepodge of vintage buildings housing theaters, arcades and wig shops, among other businesses.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of hodgepodge
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  • Your overflow of coffee table books,backup candles, and other living room miscellany can find a home in this sideboard that can anchor your entryway or moonlight as an entertainment console.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Chinese scholar Yuan Zhang told me of her love for Diario Minimo (1963) and Eco’s other collections of journalistic miscellany.
    — Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of miscellany
Noun
  • Partners are left to navigate this morass of funding sources, each with their own procedures, timelines, and conditions.
    — Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
  • An indoor garden becomes a morass of water, space and climate control.
    — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of morass
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
Definition of motley
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