bollix

noun

Definition of bollixnext
as in mishmash

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  1. mishmash
  2. shuffle
  3. clutter
  4. maelstrom
  5. hodgepodge
  6. miscellany
  7. morass
  8. motley
Noun
  • First, owing to the executive churn that preceded Stearns, the Mets’ front office is a mishmash of hires from several different regimes.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Large projects consist of a spider’s web of deadlines, a mishmash of budgets, a cavalcade of different teams to organize and a litany of regulatory hurdles to clear.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of mishmash
Noun
  • Even after the band shuffles offstage, the air feels electric, the crowd lingering in place to delay the post-set comedown.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Losing Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to an injury meant a significant lineup shuffle, and that one loss impacted five-on-five, power play and penalty kill units.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of shuffle
Noun
  • The three drawers also offer plenty of storage to keep your work surface clutter-free (or offer up a discreet place to stow away mid-day treats).
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
  • About 50 employees signed off on an email to leadership expressing concerns and providing suggestions, such as evaluating clutter and removing items like pillows that are hotspots for the insects.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of clutter
Noun
  • In Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, smaller eddies and vortices near the perimeter feed the giant maelstrom in the center.
    — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Fall film festivals launch a panoply of rich film fare into the Oscar maelstrom.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of maelstrom
Noun
  • Bounded by Washington Street, State Street, Randolph Street and Dearborn Street, Block 37 once sported a hodgepodge of vintage buildings housing theaters, arcades and wig shops, among other businesses.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The resulting hodgepodge of conditions make keeping track of 3,000 or so Cook County defendants on ankle monitors essentially impossible.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hodgepodge
Noun
  • Your overflow of coffee table books,backup candles, and other living room miscellany can find a home in this sideboard that can anchor your entryway or moonlight as an entertainment console.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Chinese scholar Yuan Zhang told me of her love for Diario Minimo (1963) and Eco’s other collections of journalistic miscellany.
    — Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of miscellany
Noun
  • To keep from falling into a morass of time, games can provide a welcome distraction.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
  • For the moment, the Defense Department’s investments are operating in a legal morass that lawmakers in both parties see as unsustainable.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of morass
Noun
  • The neutral design appeals to people of all genders and with a motley of styles.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
  • This week’s foe, Tennessee, is almost as motley.
    — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Definition of motley
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“Bollix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bollix. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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