conflate

Example Sentences

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It’s easy to conflate this with laziness or thoughtlessness.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

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

Or be labeled a workaholic — I don’t relax easily and often conflate my worth to my productivity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 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