Blend

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blend

The word "blend" can be used as a verb or as a noun to describe things that are mixed together:

blender

You can blend food in a blender or a food processor.
Carrie Underwood is known for blending country music with rock and other popular styles.
Thai food blends spicy and sweet flavors together.
The seed mix they’re using is a blend of fescue, rye, and Kentucky blue grass. (This sentence and the two that follow use "blend" as a noun.)
This artist uses an interesting blend of colors and shapes to create her artwork.
Devon Avenue in Chicago is a blend of Indian and Pakistani restaurants and businesses.

Devon Avenue

When people or things "blend in," they become part of a group and aren’t too much in contrast with their surroundings:

Some animals try to blend in with their environment to avoid detection by predators.
Rajeesh did his best to blend in with the other kids at the high school when his family moved to the U.S. from Sri Lanka.
A bright yellow car does not blend in with the vast array of gray, silver, and taupe-colored cars in a parking lot, making it easier to find.

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Published April 16, 2013