conflation
Example Sentences
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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
That conflation, he says, threatens to blind people to the real threat.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2024
Unfortunately, the twin evils of antisemitism and Islamophobia are all too familiar and stem from the seductive power of dehumanization and a false conflation of people and their governments.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
The confusion here, I think, stems from the earlier medieval conflation of sorcery with heresy.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 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 Edward Miller
