mashes 1 of 2

plural of mash
as in crushes
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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mashes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mash
1
as in squeezes
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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2
as in squashes
to cause to become a pulpy mass mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture

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Recent Examples of mashes
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Starling Marte mashes one The hometown fans, who appeared to be outnumbered among the 24,225 at The K, had something to cheer in the fourth inning. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026 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 The Nike Air Max Joga Bonito R9 mashes up the boot Ronaldo wore for the 1998 World Cup with the Air Max 95. Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 Set to John Philip Sousa military marches, the zany spectacle mashes up a night at the Moulin Rouge with a Busby Berkeley extravaganza. Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026 Cheaper pruners use a blade and anvil — essentially one sharp blade that mashes the branch against a flat surface. Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Jan. 2026 This showstopper of a dessert mashes up the bold caffeinated flavors of classic tiramisu with the perfectly wobbly, creamy perfection of panna cotta. Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 One video pairs photos of Trump with the swooning sound of a Taylor Swift song; another mashes up a video snippet of the comedian Theo Von and shots of immigrants getting deported. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026 Their perilous journey takes them to a cabin where all hell soon breaks loose, as Tarantino mashes up various genres, from classic Westerns to claustrophobic thrillers. Keith Staskiewicz, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
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Noun
  • And with Molly Ringwald as his muse, Hughes’s directorial debut established his gift for frank and empathetic tales of adolescent crushes and high school social hierarchies.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
  • While Fritz was enjoying the perks of his apparent single life, golfing with influencers Nick Nayersina, David Dobrik, and Josh Richards for content that ended up on YouTube a couple of weeks ago, the topic of celebrity crushes came up.
    Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Whereas the Scranton method mainly involves molding ultrahot steel in giant forging presses, Repkon added a step in which a fast-spinning machine squeezes and rolls out the metal like clay on a potter’s wheel.
    Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Among them, the missiles are difficult to manufacture, supply chain squeezes can interrupt production, and missile production decisions are also made years in advance.
    James Powel, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
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  • Luckily, this deal squashes that qualm by knocking over $300 from the sticker shocker!
    Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
  • Chicken, bacon, and ranch might as well be the holy trio that squashes all fights and satisfies every hangry complaint.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026

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“Mashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mashes. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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