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conflation

[kuhn-fley-shuhn] / kənˈfleɪ ʃən /


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A dreamy conflation of 1970s soft rock and 80s new wave hooks, it was heralded by the smash hit As It Was, and was showered with awards.

From BBC Jan. 15, 2026

His professional unease is echoed by the novel’s gently surreal bending of time and space and its metaphorical conflation of life and film.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2025

That conflation, he says, threatens to blind people to the real threat.

From Salon Feb. 20, 2024

We all should — and must — loudly reject antisemitism, Islamophobia and conflation of people and governments.

From Seattle Times Dec. 11, 2023

If therefore both expressions occur in one of the elements, the Conflation has been made beforehand, and a substitution then occurs instead of a conflation.

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward




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