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Recent Examples of mashedIt must also be mashed, distilled, and aged in the United States.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2026 Recipe Tips for Chocolate Banana Bread Use ripe bananas that can be easily mashed.—
Torie Cox,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 2026 Jones has mashed lefties, similar to how Romy Gonzalez and Rob Refsnyder have in recent years, since being acquired from the Detroit Tigers.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2026 Creamy and smooth in texture, almost nutty in flavor, avocados are delectable, whether mashed into guacamole, blended into smoothies, or sliced onto salads, tacos, or, of course, toast.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
15 Aug. 2026 It’s felt like a time to get away from the more difficult parts of the whole world being mashed together and talking to each other all the time, and to enjoy the better parts of the world being put together, and talking to each other all the time.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
17 July 2026 In total, Minnesota mashed a season-high six homers Saturday to down the Yankees 11-4 and even up the weekend series at 1-all.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
4 July 2026 They can be mixed into soups or stews, mashed to make butter bean dip, incorporated into salads, or added to dishes with ground meat, such as tacos.—
Sarah Bradley,
Health,
23 June 2026 When James Wood misread the ball in the sixth inning, the type of mistake the right fielder has mostly avoided as the Washington Nationals have mashed their way to MLB relevance in recent weeks, the day settled on its identity.—
Noah White,
Washington Post,
17 June 2026
Breakfast is at Fritz & Felix, lunch is squeezed into the Wintergarten conservatory, and dinner is either ordered to my room or eaten dressed up in the restaurants.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Aug. 2026
Consumers show signs of strain Recent data indicate that some consumers' budgets are being squeezed.
Tracee Ellis Ross favors Udi’s gluten-free bread topped with smashed avocado, lemon juice, crushed red pepper and salt as an afternoon snack, according to a People food diary.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
24 Aug. 2026
The Cubs have crushed starting pitchers the third time through the order this season.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2026