hashed

verb

past tense of hash
1
as in chopped
to cut into small pieces he hashed some roast beef, put it in a pie shell, and topped it with a layer of mashed potatoes

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2
as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of the bookkeeper had so hashed the figures it took weeks to straighten out the accounts

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Recent Examples of hashed Since then, Doe’s images have been hashed by groups like the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (CCCP). — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 Related The two sat down for the premiere episode of The Vic Mensa Show and hashed things out after years of avoiding their personal grievances with each other, which led to a tearful and heartfelt conversation between old friends. — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026 The senator, Labrador and Skinner, his chief of staff, hashed it out, sitting at a table at a reception for constitutional officers and legislative leadership. — Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026 The two infielders hashed things out after the game. — Shayna Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026 Conrad managed to find him, and the brothers finally hashed it all out. — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hashed
  1. chopped
  2. disrupted
  3. shuffled
  4. confused
  5. disturbed
  6. scrambled
  7. jumbled
Verb
  • Add 1 medium red or yellow onion, finely chopped, 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped, and ½ tsp.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The viral label also showed shrunken jackets and pleated skirts with exaggerated frays and cuffs, and chopped wide-leg jeans.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of chopped
Verb
  • Nearby, elite engineering school Mines Paris was also disrupted by blockades.
    — Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Gone are the four nations, corresponding to the elements, who coexisted in harmony that was disrupted and then, episode by episode, restored.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of disrupted
Verb
  • In the midst of the rush to finish my syllabi and opening week assignments, as my husband shuffled the kids into their sneakers and Crocs and the car for one last back-to-school outing, everything stopped.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • There was the sound of the occasional slipper scraping across the carpet as players and coaches shuffled from the showers.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of shuffled
Verb
  • Not to be confused with the football the Chargers play in that same stadium.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Phone notifications open via app casting, but the system gets confused easily.
    — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of confused
Verb
  • Dead sheep and bears strewn along the pavement have disturbed local residents for years, but ecologists fear the road may also cause a much slower and quieter die-off, with mountain lions inbreeding as they are cut off from other lions.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • While the noise from the street would at times bleed into the living room, the bedroom was quiet, and our sleep was never disturbed by late-night foot traffic.
    — Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of disturbed
Verb
  • The latest infraction came in the second quarter on Sunday, when Sam Darnold scrambled and was hit late by Greenlaw after going out of bounds, leading to a personal foul in a game San Francisco went on to win 32-29.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The Commanders never got the chance for a field goal, because quarterback Jayden Daniels took his time to have the ball snapped, then scrambled and couldn’t get to the line to stop the clock.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of scrambled
Verb
  • But now, researchers say the real problem is that its pages are jumbled.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Announcements for who will have water access (and when) have been jumbled.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of jumbled

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“Hashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hashed. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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