Thesaurus results for MASHING

mashing

verb

present participle of mash

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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as in crushing

to cause to become a pulpy mass mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture

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Recent Examples of mashing More often, the series borrows from the overall feeling of Dippold’s inspirations, mashing up and remixing the obsessions of a lifelong horror fan. —

Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026 Severance star Zach Cherry hit the Deadline Studio at SXSW London this week with director Jason James to discuss genre-mashing romcom-thriller-noir All Night Wrong which premiered at the festival. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026 The 20-year-old infielder is also capable of mashing against both right- and left-handed pitching. —

Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026 Georgia Tech appeared to be mashing its way to the Super Regional with ease. —

Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 1 June 2026 Lego’s classic button-mashing combat is spiced up with dodge and parry prompts to evade gunfire and counter incoming attacks. —

Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026 In the video, Mariko baked a few salmon fillets and boiled some rice before assembling the easy dish, which involved mashing the salmon into bits with a fork and mixing it into the rice along with Kewpie mayonnaise (a Japanese brand of the condiment), soy sauce and hot sauce. —

Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026 In a bowl, combine softened butter with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, Italian seasoning, celery salt, and garlic paste (made by smashing garlic cloves with salt, then mincing it and mashing it with the side of your knife). —

Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026 Often apologizing in between bites, Beard, 40, eats savagely with his hands, squeezing food and mashing it into his mouth. —

Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026

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County officials pointed to state budget cuts and a $276,000 drop in liquor revenue as factors squeezing finances.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2026
Grip the handles on the sides of the machine, tighten your core, and extend your legs, squeezing your quadriceps (top thigh muscles) at the top.

— Jakob Roze, Health, 18 June 2026