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blending

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noun

blending

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verb

present participle of blend

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blending
Adjective
Detachable blending arm A detachable blending arm makes for easy cleanup. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 Jason Bateman delivers the mundane analogy like a pro, blending sincerity and uncertainty inside his singular, nervous vocal rhythms. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026 The Dead, which was founded in Palo Alto in 1965, found fans throughout the Bay Area and across the globe with their genre-blending, free-flowing music. Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026 Currently, Apple Valley’s water passes federal safety thresholds using a blending treatment process. Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026 Our opportunity lies within blending AI, design, domain expertise, and the human sciences. Ravi Kumar, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
Traditional medicine, wellness rituals, and spiritual practices reflect the island’s complex cultural history and diverse ethnic origins – a syncretic blending of Taíno Indigenous, African, and Spanish traditions. Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 But somewhere in the show’s creative journey and the blending of British television veterans and scribes from inside Jackson’s Power-verse, a lot of the specificity vanished into the ether. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 Enter French blending, a color technique that’s gaining popularity for its ability to soften gray regrowth while reducing the need for frequent salon touch-ups. Colleen Sullivan, InStyle, 16 July 2026 Chopping, blending, and cooking break down plant cell walls, making nutrients easier to access, explains Wood. Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 13 July 2026 The paradox of Tibetan Buddhism is this blending of secular wisdom and mystical rite. Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026 That chapter seems to be over now, although as mentioned before this does not necessarily mean production of Aviation will stop—in fact, bottling and blending moved to another location last year. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 July 2026 Winthrop advocated the blending of church and state. Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
Verb
Randolph, a four-year varsity player, emerged last season as a disruptive force by blending elite size with mobility, quickness and athleticism. Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Recently recruited executive chef Spencer Coplan serves an inventive menu blending seasonally appropriate Hudson Valley farm-to-table, Americana, and international influences. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026 For someone just starting to go gray, Farel recommends beginning with blending whenever possible. Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Thursday night in San Francisco, the de Young Museum held its latest installment of Late Night Editions, blending the extremely popular Treasures of the Pharaohs exhibit with an after-hours nightlife atmosphere. Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 New developments integrate water-centric design and programming, blending environmental psychology with biophilia and wellness to foster continuous connection to aquatic environments, highlighting a growing focus on residential wellness. Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Now he’s blending parts of both offenses to fit Mensah, who will have the authority to choose the best option of what Dawson presents to him, depending on what the defense shows just before the snap. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Their journey together turns into a road trip blending comedy with more emotional beats. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 The new Hello Kitty & Friends x Godzilla Happy Meal comes with one of eight toys blending Hello Kitty characters and monsters from the Godzilla movies. Mike Snider, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blending
Adjective
  • My ‘Harmony’ massage is inspired by Lomi Lomi—a traditional Hawaiian healing technique known for its continuous, flowing strokes.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • By studying these features, scientists hope to piece together how flowing water once helped shape the Red Planet’s surface.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Founded in 2013, Off-White pioneered the merging of the worlds of streetwear and luxury that drove much of fashion in the mid-2010s.
    Luke Leitch, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The agreement comes on the heels of Pine Villa Elementary merging with Arthur and Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts to form a K-12 campus in Goulds.
    Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Veteran Emari Demercado should start the season as the third-down passing back, with Brashard Smith mixing in as a gadget piece and kick returner.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Trying to fit Hinduism into Western categories of theisms diverges from the tradition’s diverse history of ideas while mixing internal understandings with European perspectives and categories.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Organizations need security operations capable of correlating multiple attack vectors, responding at machine speed and continuously learning from attacks occurring far beyond the walls of any single enterprise.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Another study observed children as young as ten months old correlating larger physical statures with dominance.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Adjective
  • Central Market, released in 2009, proved that his idiosyncratic melodic sensibility could translate to a more symphonic setting, with the Wordless Music Orchestra giving his giddy, loop-heavy compositions a bustling, bristling density.
    Reed Jackson, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
  • His symphonic tour has created work for more than 250 classical musicians while opening the stage to music students and professional orchestras.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The simple way to think about this product is a closer integration between Salesforce's library of customers' valuable data and the capabilities of the Claude model.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • It is intended to provide additional capacity for the production and integration of complex defense electronics, where manufacturing and testing requirements can be extensive.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Klein, for his part, hopes the results inspire future research combining keto with popular glucagonlike peptide 1 (GLP-1) weight-loss drugs such as semaglutide, tirzepatide, and more.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
  • By combining multiple types of light into one image, NASA is able to reveal the complete picture of what this energetic galaxy is made of.
    Brett Tingley, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Back in 2015, Parton and her team buried a chestnut box filled with physical copies of a brand new song in two formats, cassette and CD, along with their corresponding players, under her Dollywood DreamMore Resort and Spa.
    Isabelle Farina, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The cabin sound is enhanced using technology that senses intake pressure and creates a corresponding engine sound routed through the speakers.
    Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Blending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blending. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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