conflation

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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

Probably we have a conflation of two incidents.

From The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints by MacAlister, R.A. Stewart