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as in crush
a strong but often short-lived liking for another person she's usually got a mash on moviedom's hunk du jour

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verb

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as in to squeeze
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of this press can mash 10 bushels of apples at a time

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as in to crush
to cause to become a pulpy mass mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture

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Noun
In the modern era, only certain Parker’s Heritage releases—which alternate annually between whiskey styles and mash bills—showcased the company’s rye whiskey in truly uncut form. David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Her divine costumes throughout the clip mash up sacred imagery with biker style, including a blue hooded top with the sacred heart across the chest, and a whole lot of cross jewelry. EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
Both white beans and chickpeas have neutral flavors that meld well with oats, and mashing them up beforehand will make their texture almost unnoticeable. Audrey Bruno, SELF, 25 Sep. 2025 The mighty Mariners, who mashed five solo home runs at raucous T-Mobile Park, clinched their title by drubbing Major League Baseball’s doormat, aka the Colorado Rockies, 9-2. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mash
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Noun
  • Dlott sentenced Morelli, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute animal crush videos, to four years in prison and ordered him to pay a $25,000 fine.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Detroit paced the Central for almost the entire season … only to trip over itself, fall down a flight of stairs coated in aioli, and land on a whoopee cushion in front of its crush.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Reds squeezed into the third wild-card slot for their first playoff appearance in five years.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Some people who have bought homes in the last few years feel squeezed by monthly payments that leave little cash left over.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Here, traditional saa paper is made by hand from the bark of mulberry trees: soaked, pulped, and pressed into delicate sheets embedded with local flowers and leaves.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • There is enough current in the lakes to float logs, and there was pulping activity somewhere above us.
    Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
Verb
  • Then, after 33 billion years of existence, the universe will squash itself into nothingness.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But Keegan Bradley said the beef was squashed shortly afterward.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mash. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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