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as in crush
a strong but often short-lived liking for another person she's usually got a mash on moviedom's hunk du jour

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mash

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verb

1
as in to squeeze
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of this press can mash 10 bushels of apples at a time

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as in to crush
to cause to become a pulpy mass mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture

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Noun
The moniker is a mash up of the brothers’ family name and the Madrone trees that grace the property. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024 Produced at the Four Roses Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, it is known for using ten unique bourbon recipes utilizing different mash bills and yeasts. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
Its politics were also more oblique, less recognizably ideological, and seemingly more interested in mashing together messy ideas and messy people. Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025 The slow-rolling single with skittering drum machine beats mashed against both mens’ drawling vocals is of a piece with Jelly’s frequent lyrical focus on mental health and his battles with substance use. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mash
Noun
  • Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister said some devotees attempted to jump crowd management barricades, triggering the crush.
    Kyra Colah, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Could a hidden crush at work or a power struggle with your boss lead to a sudden epiphany?
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • These are dunked in grapefruit ponzu or spicy kimchi dressing or simply squeezed with lemon.
    John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
  • It’s further squeezed by competition from others in the space, including Etsy, Michael’s and Hobby Lobby, as well as big-box and online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart.
    Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The partnership is valid for four years and is expected to open a portfolio of new technology customers in the material processing and pulping industries, per the bulletin.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The two primary methods are the washed (wet) process, where cherries are pulped, fermented, and washed to remove the mucilage before drying, and the natural (dry) process, where cherries are dried whole with the fruit intact, allowing the beans to absorb fruity flavors.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Warm season crops are planted or sown after the date of your last frost and do their best during the dog days of summer, such as tomatoes, peppers, and squash.
    Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
  • This generates powerful tidal forces in stars that get too close, squashing them horizontally and stretching them vertically.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025

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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mash. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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