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Recent Examples of mashed
Kyle Schwarber and Pete Alonso mashed their way through the National League East for the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets for years.
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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
In some Asian cultures, mung beans are cooked and mashed to form a sweet dessert paste.
—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
Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
In some Asian cultures, mung beans are cooked and mashed to form a sweet dessert paste.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mashed
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But there's also concern that these programs, some funded by private donations and not used to such demand, will be financially squeezed.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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George Matysik, executive director of Share Food Program, a Philadelphia food bank, told USA TODAY that food banks are already squeezed by federal funding cuts.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, the hopes were crushed.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Twelve days after that statement, Norvell’s Noles crushed the Demon Deacons to snap a nine-game ACC losing streak (dating back to last year) and climb to 4-4 overall.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Mashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mashed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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