Vocabulary
Hybrid
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties, such as a mule.
Urdu meaning
دو نسلا، ملاپ، دوغلا، بدذات
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Indeed, frenemy and important ally of the N and this hybrid system, the PPP was nowhere around.
Dawn Editorials —
No time for allies
— 2026-04-21
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This view is accentuated in Pakistan by the report that Abu Dhabi has recently demanded the hybrid regime pay back $3.5 billion in full.
Dawn Editorials —
A new dawn?
— 2026-04-10
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They often employ hybrid tactics combining criminal intent and violence with ideological aims, making it difficult to distinguish between terrorism, insurgency and organised crime.
Dawn Editorials —
Future of VNSAs
— 2026-03-17
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The protagonist is the Capital Development Authority and the hybrid regime that oversees it.
Dawn Editorials —
War on the poor
— 2026-03-13
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ONLY two years into its rule, the current hybrid set-up, with a dubious electoral mandate, has already created massive difficulties.
Dawn Editorials —
Two years of harm
— 2026-02-17
Synonyms
cross, cross-breed, mixed-breed, mixture, blend, meld, amalgam, amalgamation
Curator example
“the bird was a hybrid of a goose and a swan”
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