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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

1
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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Recent Examples of mash
Noun
To that end, this whiskey is a blend of half straight rye and half straight bourbon, resulting in a spirit with a majority rye final mash bill. Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 As though on cue, a pink aura—a kind of sparkling rainbow mash—appeared on the borders of her vision. Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, whole potatoes or potato chunks can be mashed or twice-baked. Caroline Tien, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025 In a salad bowl, mash the anchovies and garlic together to make a paste. Georgeanne Brennan, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mash
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Noun
  • In the second game of the day, (#2) UCLA crushes (#3) Ohio State by 29 points to roll into the championship title game, 75-46.
    Allison Smith, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • That includes talking to his longtime work crush, Sherry (Amber Midthunder), a teller who is everything Nathan is not: a natural social butterfly, energetically buoyant and unafraid of confrontation.
    Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Goldman Sachs previously estimated these tariffs could push inflation up by 1 percent while squeezing U.S. company profits and provoking retaliatory measures from other countries.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Instead of mechanical rollers, this mask uses inflating and deflating mechanisms to gently squeeze around your eyes and temples, creating a rhythmic, pulse-like massage.
    Siena Gagliano, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The partnership is valid for four years and is expected to open a portfolio of new technology customers in the material processing and pulping industries, per the bulletin.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The two primary methods are the washed (wet) process, where cherries are pulped, fermented, and washed to remove the mucilage before drying, and the natural (dry) process, where cherries are dried whole with the fruit intact, allowing the beans to absorb fruity flavors.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • Anticipating that the quality would be fully there soon, Agarwal launched the Kickstarter, along with marketing efforts that Agarwal said had to be squashed due to unexpectedly high interest in the spoons.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
  • But, following Pereira's defeat to Magomed Ankalaev in the main event of UFC 313 last weekend, any thoughts of that matchup as a viable bout appear to have been squashed.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mash. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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