conflate
Example Sentences
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It’s easy to conflate this with laziness or thoughtlessness.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
I think that’s one of the reasons why no one’s really wanted to touch this issue for this age group because they conflate it with the Middle East.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025
It used cleverly parsed terms—“premium payments” rather than “premiums”—to conflate total premiums with enrollees’ out-of-pocket payments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
I get very unhappy when people conflate criminality with disorder or uncleanliness, or with people who are suffering from addictions or mental illness, or who are unhoused.
From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025
In order to present the Táin in its completest form, however, I have adopted the novel plan of incorporating in the LL. account the translations of what are known as conflate readings.
From The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Dunn, Joseph
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
