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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 remaining flowers develop brown spots or turn to mush.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 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
Launched at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the world’s premier motor sport gathering last weekend, the new halo car—which borrows mush of its underpinnings from the Ioniq 5 N—is expected to generate up to 641-hp and hit 0-60 mph in 3.0 seconds flat.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for mush
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 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
Launched at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the world’s premier motor sport gathering last weekend, the new halo car—which borrows mush of its underpinnings from the Ioniq 5 N—is expected to generate up to 641-hp and hit 0-60 mph in 3.0 seconds flat.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mush
Noun
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The filmmaker gave Perkins some room for improvisation, and that's how Norman's love of candy corn came about.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Original Ol’ South Pancakes are your more traditional fluffy style served buttermilk, homestyle, buckwheat, or corn.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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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That includes farmers who have had sludge from water treatment plants spread on their land containing PFAS, fire departments, airports and municipalities, people who own land that was polluted by PFAS originating from another nearby property or waste facilities that accepted PFAS.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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After Netflix’s Adolescence directed mainstream attention to the toxic sludge awaiting young men online, Rekt drives the point home in the most disturbing ways.—
Neil McRobert,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The video production is lush, the sentimentality laid on thick — this is a movie that’s far more interested in playing familiar notes about how cinema is magical and storytelling is vital for the already converted than taking a critical look at its subjects.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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Richard’s account would probably differ and have more to do with Lorenz’s alcoholism, depression, erratic work habits, and aversion to sentimentality.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Mush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mush. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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