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Definition of mashnext
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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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
All Bardstown bourbons are distilled from a mash bill featuring 72 percent corn, 13 percent rye, and 15 percent barley. Molly Burford, Southern Living, 20 July 2026 The mash-fest seems to fit the streamer’s sweet spot of entertainment-heavy sporting events, though if anything, its presentation of the derby felt surprisingly subdued in comparison to past spectacles. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
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Created by Chicago painter Nathaniel Mary Quinn, the image mashes up caricatures of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ron Wood into a glorious grotesquerie that channels the colorful glam-trash aesthetics of the band’s late-’70s phase. Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026 Rodrigo does not mash songs together on a track list in any order. Eliana Aguilar, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mash
Noun
  • For Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, asking his crush to the homecoming dance is as daunting as fighting villains like the Vulture.
    Sophia Morano, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • For energy-intensive operations — from tea factories running continuous crush-tear-curl production lines to cold-chain facilities — electricity is no longer simply an infrastructure issue.
    W. Gyude Moore, semafor.com, 27 July 2026
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  • Yet despite their clear burnout, most can’t afford to simply quit; not with the cost of living squeezing every paycheck, AI already closing in on entry-level roles, and one of the toughest job markets in years waiting on the other side.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • As a result, in 2015-16, regulators delayed the crab season for months, ultimately squeezing the typical seven months down to roughly two.
    Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
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  • Mathieu Lewis-Rolland / Getty Images The tank was designed to hold 900,000 gallons of a hazardous chemical known as white liquor, a chemical brew that contains sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfide and disodium carbonate and is used in the paper-pulping process, officials have said.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 May 2026
  • 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
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  • The results on Wednesday did nothing to squash the enthusiasm of bullish analysts and investors.
    MacKenzie Sigalos,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 23 July 2026
  • Crops like peppers, eggplants, and squash benefit from staking to support heavy fruits and prevent stem breakage.
    Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 18 July 2026

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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mash. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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