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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
Beating the switch Often times last season, the Knicks’ offense would turn to mush when the opposing team put a center on Josh Hart and a more athletic forward or guard on Karl-Anthony Towns.
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The picture looks pleasing in a dim room and holds shadow detail in darker scenes, so movies don’t turn into mush.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
The term was shorthand for spending too much time online and letting your brain turn to mush.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Scientists have finally traced the deadly marine outbreak that wiped out billions of sea stars along the Pacific coast, stretching from Alaska all the way to Mexico, to a stealthy bacterial pathogen that turned these vibrant ocean creatures to mush.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The picture looks pleasing in a dim room and holds shadow detail in darker scenes, so movies don’t turn into mush.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
The term was shorthand for spending too much time online and letting your brain turn to mush.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Scientists have finally traced the deadly marine outbreak that wiped out billions of sea stars along the Pacific coast, stretching from Alaska all the way to Mexico, to a stealthy bacterial pathogen that turned these vibrant ocean creatures to mush.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mush
Noun
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Leftovers are terrific served over corn cakes or folded into tortillas.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Mauch grew corn in the field last year and plans to rotate crops this year, deciding soon whether to plant wheat or alfalfa.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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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
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In 2013 Coogan cofounded the buzzy nutrient-sludge-for-workaholics company Soylent.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
8 Jan. 2026
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Many of the crude deposits are in the form of a heavy sludge, which is difficult to extract and refine.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As expected, there was precisely zero sentimentality from Quick, who was the Conn Smythe winner during the Kings’ first Stanley Cup title run in 2012 and their starting goalie for their second in 2014 as well.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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John, who plays Mickey’s father in the film, described watching Zelda and Toby inhabit such fraught roles without sentimentality.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Jan. 2026
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Mixue owns the factories in China that produce its powders, syrups and fruit purees, giving the company greater control over pricing, Tang said.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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This traditional Mexican dessert is very simple—big chunks of sweet potato are simmered in a sugar syrup with spices, then served warm with a drizzle of cream.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Mush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mush. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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