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as in sentimentalism
the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)
couldn't stand all the mush in the movie's romantic scenes
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Recent Examples of mush
The lentils should be falling apart but not turn entirely to mush.
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Anita Jaisinghani, Houston Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026
Trump has turned their brains to mush.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
Not in Tempo—all of my proteins were well-seasoned and tender, the vegetables retained texture instead of dissolving into mush, and sauces were bright and flavorful.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Fresh ingredients like salads, raw eggs, and uncooked vegetables often become mush when defrosted.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
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Anita Jaisinghani, Houston Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026
Trump has turned their brains to mush.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
Not in Tempo—all of my proteins were well-seasoned and tender, the vegetables retained texture instead of dissolving into mush, and sauces were bright and flavorful.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Fresh ingredients like salads, raw eggs, and uncooked vegetables often become mush when defrosted.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mush
Noun
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And the land has provided too, especially the summer corn and tomatoes growing in fertile farmlands on its eastern shore.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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The miso butter mac and cheese is a flavor bomb, with sautéed mushrooms and corn ($15).—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Academy historically goes for sentimentalism.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
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McBride is less interested in exploring another motivation for saving locks of hair: the particular sentimentalism that made people cherish the hair of loved ones, especially those who had died, or of honored forebears.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Crumbled sidewalks were replaced by planks that covered the sludge that concealed the ancient wood fretwork that buried the bones of the metropolis and its people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The second is a 100-day sludge line that will poison the reserves oil-hungry nations are racing to drain.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Those songs, with their tinniness and their sentimentality, still had a visceral pull.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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And underlying them all is an unexpectedly sincere exploration of what true love can or should feel like, pitched right on the knife’s edge between sentimentality and cynicism.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The best designs are mindful of factors like drainage to prevent mushiness and use materials that won’t cling to your soap (ceramic and silicone, for example).—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Warm up the syrup before serving for maximum enjoyment.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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The floor under the soda syrup system was heavy with slime accumulation.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Mush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mush. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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