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as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
a mushy love story
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as in soft
giving easily to the touch
mushy fruit that was obviously overripe
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Recent Examples of mushy
Frozen broccoli will become mushy.
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Reduce heat and simmer until tender but not mushy, 10 to 20 minutes.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
The power button is solid, and there's a cutout for the Camera Control button, but the volume rocker feels a tiny bit mushy.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 20 Sep. 2025
Carlyle is still stuck in what Boston Consulting Group calls the industry’s mushy middle.
—Gillian Tan, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Reduce heat and simmer until tender but not mushy, 10 to 20 minutes.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
The power button is solid, and there's a cutout for the Camera Control button, but the volume rocker feels a tiny bit mushy.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 20 Sep. 2025
Carlyle is still stuck in what Boston Consulting Group calls the industry’s mushy middle.
—Gillian Tan, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mushy
Adjective
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Her voice unleashes a sentimental whirlpool of longing, betrayal, and post-breakup rage without a hint of irony.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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At the time, the New York Giants star posted a sentimental social media tribute in honor of the occasion.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The large flowers have an iridescent lavender eye and stand atop evergreen foliage that adds soft blue-green hues to the garden year-round.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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The species is a red gorgonian soft coral found along the Pacific coast from Chile to California.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Cabana’s greasy floor was sticky under her bare feet.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The fruit flies are attracted to them and get stuck on the sticky glue.—
Emma Ashe,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Look out for celebrities and wearers of floppy felt hats.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Oracle was born in the floppy-disk era; Larry Ellison made his first billion in 1992.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Skin-tight is out, baggy is in, and these buttery-soft pieces prove that comfort doesn’t have to equal sloppy.—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
24 Oct. 2025
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These records aren’t sloppy mistakes—they’re the default behavior of most agentic AI systems.—
Keivan Navaie,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Oct. 2025
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Stacking them on top of each other had only spread the grit into the spongy pores beneath the caps, speeding up their decay.—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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With a neutral flavor and slightly chewy, spongy texture, this bread would hold up well for sandwiches of any size.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Over time, all that bouncing around with wet clothing causes dryer balls to become matted, felted, and stiff.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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The length will also keep most of your outfit dry, ideally for particularly wet days.—
Erin Cavoto,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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It’s topped with American cheese and served on a super squishy, delicious potato bun.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
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This meaty, cheesy casserole is topped with Hawaiian rolls for a touch of squishy sweetness, too.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Mushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mushy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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