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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
For even more intense banana flavor, our Test Kitchen recommends roasting your bananas in their skins for 15 minutes in a 350ºF oven before peeling and mashing them.
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Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026
Nutrition experts recommend incorporating lentils into dishes such as pasta, soups, and salads, using them as a substitute for flour in baking, and mashing them into a dip or spread to enhance the nutritional quality of your diet.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 29 Dec. 2025
Boston is prioritizing bigger bats but could still use Refsnyder as a lefty-mashing fourth outfielder.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Then Carol piles everything on her plate into a rough slice of avocado toast, mashing them together in an improvised layer.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Two minutes in, and the movie is already mashing together eras and histories, the personal and the political, the real and the fictional.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
The Jordan Sixty Plus made its debut in 2009, mashing up all of the Air Jordans worn by Michael Jordan for his games with 60 points or more.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Nov. 2025
Spago was a pioneer in fusion cuisine, mashing up European and Asian flavors to create innovative and original food.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
In addition to hype surrounding the pie itself, shoppers are sharing their love for mashing a piece of the pumpkin pie in a cup of Costco soft serve ice cream (available in the food court) to make a do-it-yourself sundae.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026
Nutrition experts recommend incorporating lentils into dishes such as pasta, soups, and salads, using them as a substitute for flour in baking, and mashing them into a dip or spread to enhance the nutritional quality of your diet.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 29 Dec. 2025
Boston is prioritizing bigger bats but could still use Refsnyder as a lefty-mashing fourth outfielder.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Then Carol piles everything on her plate into a rough slice of avocado toast, mashing them together in an improvised layer.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Two minutes in, and the movie is already mashing together eras and histories, the personal and the political, the real and the fictional.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
The Jordan Sixty Plus made its debut in 2009, mashing up all of the Air Jordans worn by Michael Jordan for his games with 60 points or more.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Nov. 2025
Spago was a pioneer in fusion cuisine, mashing up European and Asian flavors to create innovative and original food.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
In addition to hype surrounding the pie itself, shoppers are sharing their love for mashing a piece of the pumpkin pie in a cup of Costco soft serve ice cream (available in the food court) to make a do-it-yourself sundae.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mashing
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The solar sector has been grappling with a prolonged price slump and oversupply, squeezing margins even as leading producers continue to add capacity.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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For generations, Americans who wanted orange juice without the work of squeezing fresh fruit cracked open a can and watched a cylinder of frozen juice go ker-plunk into a pitcher.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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For a fraction of the cost of private colleges — and often far less than out-of-state public universities — CSU offers students a genuine opportunity to build skills, and increase lifetime earnings without crushing debt.—
Andrea Mays,
Oc Register,
8 Feb. 2026
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Watts on Tuesday also highlighted a September 2025 incident in which a worker suffered a crushing injury inside a tunnel after being pinned between two 4,000-foot pipes.—
Jessica Hill,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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The ensuing density of pattern pressing against pattern animates a play of geometries and rhythms that links Keïta’s visual schemas to those of European abstraction.—
Zoë Hopkins,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Now, amid pressing international conflicts, the Olympics is one of the most significant geopolitical events of the year.—
Samuel Sanders,
Time,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Mashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mashing. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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