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Recent Examples of mashed
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.
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Lana Lin
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
It can be cooked and pureed into soups, or mashed as a side dish.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 28 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
Directions In a large bowl gently press the avocado and Greek yogurt with a potato masher or fork until coarsely mashed.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
Monday’s right-fielder, Giancarlo Stanton, mashed his 11th homer of the season in the third inning — with the club leading 1-0 thanks to a solo shot from Cody Bellinger in the first — to deep right-center field.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Lana Lin
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
It can be cooked and pureed into soups, or mashed as a side dish.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 28 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
Directions In a large bowl gently press the avocado and Greek yogurt with a potato masher or fork until coarsely mashed.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
Monday’s right-fielder, Giancarlo Stanton, mashed his 11th homer of the season in the third inning — with the club leading 1-0 thanks to a solo shot from Cody Bellinger in the first — to deep right-center field.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mashed
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Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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While ultrafast and squeezed light pulses have been separately used for transmitting data, combining them enhances both speed and security.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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In the fifth inning, Ramírez crushed a 418-foot homer into the stands in left field, as Cleveland took a 2-1 lead.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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When polar explorer Ernest Shackleton wrote this journal entry on October 27, 1915, his dreams of reaching Antarctica had been famously crushed — along with his ship, HMS Endurance.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Mashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mashed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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