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as in squeezing
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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Recent Examples of mashing
There’s no time to get your bearings; an EDM drop smashes everything to pieces, then a pained voice croons in the rubble while drunkenly mashing a detuned guitar.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
That includes mashing three home runs in 24 games since returning to Lake Elsinore after missing more than two months to a left quad strain.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
While the Yankees were mashing nine home runs against the Rays on Tuesday night at Steinbrenner Field, the Red Sox were leaving the bases loaded three straight times in the late innings without scoring a run against the last-place Orioles before finally losing, 4-3.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
But there’s been an uptick in rookie attention since Nick Kurtz started mashing baseballs in Sacramento and the Red Sox finally brought Roman Anthony to Boston.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Start by mashing avocados with lemon juice and salt.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2025
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
That includes mashing three home runs in 24 games since returning to Lake Elsinore after missing more than two months to a left quad strain.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
While the Yankees were mashing nine home runs against the Rays on Tuesday night at Steinbrenner Field, the Red Sox were leaving the bases loaded three straight times in the late innings without scoring a run against the last-place Orioles before finally losing, 4-3.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
But there’s been an uptick in rookie attention since Nick Kurtz started mashing baseballs in Sacramento and the Red Sox finally brought Roman Anthony to Boston.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Start by mashing avocados with lemon juice and salt.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mashing
Verb
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Row the dumbbell up towards your chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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While startups occasionally push boundaries with optimization techniques—squeezing more efficiency out of existing silicon—barriers to entry are overwhelmingly high.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jerry Jeudy makes far too much money to wreck possessions with two drops, one that killed a drive and another that resulted in a crushing interception.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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This is a big deal as the new process requires no crushing pressure or scorching heat.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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There doesn’t seem to be an obvious disruptive equivalent in his early 20s, when Djokovic started pressing Federer and Nadal.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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That’s especially pressing in places like Alexander County, a corner of the country that bridges different farming regions.—
Julia Rendleman,
ProPublica,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Mashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mashing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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