conflate

Law professors and pundits often conflate these things, but they are not the same.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

Don’t conflate Fama and his merry band of economists at the business school with the Chicago School of Economics, practitioners in the university’s economics department led by another Nobel laureate, Milton Friedman.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

"People want to conflate that we have global obligations with the turning of our backs to this region," he said, denying that was the case.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

“The future is really about helping people to get on the right treatment for that individual, making sure that we don’t conflate the magnitude of weight loss with health improvements,” Almandoz said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

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

The backlash, though, often conflates flawed implementation with a flawed idea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

The criticism of the city conflates those, and that bothers me from a moral perspective.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025

Not all are alike, but the average person conflates the terms.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024

She lets the first verse play, then has the rest of the song soundtrack a montage that speeds through the story and conveniently conflates certain events.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024

The group lost an initial judicial review, but were successful on appeal when Lady Dorrian ruled that the bill "conflates and confuses two separate and distinct protected characteristics".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2023

It feels like a petty grievance—yet another example of greatness being conflated with dullness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Roasts are often conflated with competition, but that’s not what “Queer Roast” is.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

That brings the question back to Powell’s board seat, and understanding it requires separating two roles that are easily conflated.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

A year later, the alternative rock band Eve’s Plum, fronted by Colleen Fitzpatrick, conflated wearing lipstick with female voicelessness.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026

It is likely that he conflated two or three in Revere’s portrait.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Workers at tech companies in particular have been encouraged to ramp up their token consumption — known as “tokenmaxxing” — by employers conflating AI tools with productivity.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

The critics questioning Abu Dhabi’s and Dubai’s status as global hubs are conflating the security of the moment with structural dynamism and resilience over time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Tree said there are notable differences between terrorists and cartel members and that conflating the two is intentionally confusing.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2026

The statement said conflating voluntary migration and refugee asylum was a "serious mischaracterisation" that undermines international systems to protect persecuted people.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

“That’s not—It’s not—You just can’t go conflating things like that.”

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds