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conflation

[kuhn-flay-shuhn] / kənˈfleɪ ʃən /


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And part of that myth is the conflation between willpower and grit.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

Yet Edward soon recoiled from this facile conflation, transferring a year later, in 1900, to the New York School of Art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

Dr. Hort's other examples of conflation have the same double edge as Luke xxiv.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener


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