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Recent Examples of mashed
In some Asian cultures, mung beans are cooked and mashed to form a sweet dessert paste.
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Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Place mashed sweet potatoes in a large bowl; stir with a fork until very smooth.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Schwarber mashed 56 homers, drove in 132 runs and led the league in doing both those things.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
On my table balances a Sculpey clay figurine of the Egyptian deity Ptah mashed with Unicron, whose wings serve the dual purpose of cape and sculpture brace.
—Lana Lin
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 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
The one cup of white beans can be mashed in a food processor instead of with a potato masher or spatula.
—Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
This is some of the baggage that accompanies the most shadowy of sensations – a truly biological, psychological, social, cultural, environmental phenomenon, all mashed together.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
In the Philadelphia Phillies' 19-4 drubbing of the Atlanta Braves, Schwarber mashed four home runs, becoming just the 21st player in MLB history to do so.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Place mashed sweet potatoes in a large bowl; stir with a fork until very smooth.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Schwarber mashed 56 homers, drove in 132 runs and led the league in doing both those things.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
On my table balances a Sculpey clay figurine of the Egyptian deity Ptah mashed with Unicron, whose wings serve the dual purpose of cape and sculpture brace.
—Lana Lin
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 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
The one cup of white beans can be mashed in a food processor instead of with a potato masher or spatula.
—Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
This is some of the baggage that accompanies the most shadowy of sensations – a truly biological, psychological, social, cultural, environmental phenomenon, all mashed together.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
In the Philadelphia Phillies' 19-4 drubbing of the Atlanta Braves, Schwarber mashed four home runs, becoming just the 21st player in MLB history to do so.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mashed
Verb
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Lockdowns throttled economic activity and squeezed tax revenue, while public spending surged as governments tried to protect the most vulnerable.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Some claim younger drinkers, particularly Gen Z, are tipping less, if at all — leaving bartenders frustrated and financially squeezed.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Toss together chicken, barbecue sauce, peach preserves, olive oil, cornstarch, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper in a 9- x 13-inch baking dish until chicken is evenly coated and cornstarch is fully incorporated into sauce.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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South Carolina entered the season with playoff aspirations, but those have already been crushed.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Mashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mashed. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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