: something created by combining elements from two or more sources: such as
a
: a piece of music created by digitally overlaying an instrumental track with a vocal track from a different recording
b
: a movie or video having characters or situations from other sources
c
: a Web service or application that integrates data and functionalities from various online sources
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The result was a mash-up of Ralph Lauren signatures that felt broodier, a little more bohemian, and, in that, perhaps a touch more eclectic.
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Nick Remsen, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Such an ancient galactic mash-up, astronomers believe, may explain the Sombrero Galaxy's confusing mix of features.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Her second novel, 2012’s Gone to the Forest, is about a farm in an unidentified colonial territory, a purposely vague mash-up of African, Asian, and South American signifiers.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The trailer focuses on a body mash-up between Jamie Lee Curtis’s and Lindsay Lohan’s returning characters, Tess and Anna Coleman, plus Anna’s daughter, Harper (Julia Butters), and future stepdaughter, Lily (Sophia Hammonds).
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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Nick Remsen, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Such an ancient galactic mash-up, astronomers believe, may explain the Sombrero Galaxy's confusing mix of features.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Her second novel, 2012’s Gone to the Forest, is about a farm in an unidentified colonial territory, a purposely vague mash-up of African, Asian, and South American signifiers.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The trailer focuses on a body mash-up between Jamie Lee Curtis’s and Lindsay Lohan’s returning characters, Tess and Anna Coleman, plus Anna’s daughter, Harper (Julia Butters), and future stepdaughter, Lily (Sophia Hammonds).
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Mash-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mash-up. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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