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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
And at some point around mid-festival, my constitution turns to mush and my brain feels trampled by all these serious, artistic, daring, often incredibly exciting films.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
For two blissful hours, I was scrubbed, oiled, wrapped and massaged until my skin was as soft as a baby’s and my mind was the best kind of mush.
—Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Our Editors Loved This May Lightweight Performance All that cushy midsole foam is extremely lightweight while both softening impact and providing responsiveness in every step—there’s no mush here.
—Outside Online, 15 July 2024
The fries are tough around the ends and mush in the middle.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
For two blissful hours, I was scrubbed, oiled, wrapped and massaged until my skin was as soft as a baby’s and my mind was the best kind of mush.
—Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Our Editors Loved This May Lightweight Performance All that cushy midsole foam is extremely lightweight while both softening impact and providing responsiveness in every step—there’s no mush here.
—Outside Online, 15 July 2024
The fries are tough around the ends and mush in the middle.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mush
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Another concern is aflatoxins, toxins from certain fungi that can grow on peanuts, tree nuts, and other crops like corn.Johna Burdeos, Health, 7 Jan. 2025
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Our bodies process carbs differently from fats, for instance; a calorie from corn leads your body to secrete more insulin than a calorie from cheese.Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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The moment when Sean soothes Laszlo’s fears of losing his best human buddy by telling him that the fear of dying just makes every living moment more special — something else a centuries-old vampire wouldn’t understand — tiptoes right up to the edge of sentimentalism.Katie Rife, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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King’s honeyed voiceover begins the film with a kind of sentimentalism about childhood and its innocence.Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 4 July 2024
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For her recreation, Roan maintained the integrity of the source material, bravely committing to the bit as purple icy sludge sails into view from off camera and splashes her in the face.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
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After testing in snow, sludge, sleet, and icy conditions, these are the best ice scrapers that PEOPLE tested.Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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But sentimentality suits Flanagan, whose florid writing style is well matched by the high-concept ideas explored here.Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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Short-term commitments superseded sentimentality, turning two homegrown cornerstones into opponents while thrusting a team into overhaul.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Mush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mush. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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