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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
Master Distiller Dave Pickerell was brought in to develop Ragged Branch's signature mash using grain grown entirely on their own land. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026 Place ingredients in a bowl and mash with the tines of a fork. Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
One video pairs photos of Trump with the swooning sound of a Taylor Swift song; another mashes up a video snippet of the comedian Theo Von and shots of immigrants getting deported. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026 The distillery describes it as milled, mashed, fermented, distilled, and aged on site, and highlights its use of a 500L Alembic copper pot still. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mash
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Noun
  • The 10 deaths were caused by compression asphyxiation, the result of massive crowd crush of concert goers breaking through barriers and scaling walls attempting to get a spot near the stage.
    Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Pictured below, the current Valentino creative director Alessandro Michele, left, with actress Anne Hathaway, center, make their way through the crush to the service.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Pull upward, squeezing the lat muscle in your upper back at the top.
    Will Stone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Pour salt onto the stain, then squeeze lemon juice over top.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The proprietary alkaline pulping method used to produce its lyocell is cleaner and more efficient than traditional chemical approaches, lowering the environmental footprint from the start while improving production efficiency.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 29 Dec. 2025
  • 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
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  • Some fears exist among the British right that Reform’s success could still be squashed by an alliance of Labour, the Green Party, the Lib Dems, and a confederation of minor parties if a pact is not struck with the Conservatives, assuring a unified right-wing bloc.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
  • To try to squash a referendum using the persuasion of a bully pulpit is one thing.
    Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026

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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mash. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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