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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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Recent Examples of mash
Noun
The mash used for the ale included 500 Slow Rise doughnuts. Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025 Your favorite small-screen monster mash is one step closer to being back in your eyeballs. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
Her one-of-a-kind wardrobe makes the case for going into your closet and mashing up the most unlikeliest items together. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2025 Her one-of-a-kind wardrobe makes the case for going into your closet and mashing up the most unlikeliest items together. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mash
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Noun
  • His mother, Jennifer Bryant, later claimed to the Los Angeles Times that Smith would often fabricate crushes between the kids.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Lawmakers in Maryland voted Monday to approve the orange crush as the Old Line state’s official state cocktail.
    Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For years, researchers have been experimenting with quantization techniques that squeeze their neural network weights into smaller memory envelopes.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Mike Pavlik, whose family lived across the alley behind ours and who was the leadoff batter on our softball team, squeezed my arm.
    David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 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
  • This fungal disease causes yellow blotches on pumpkins, tomato leaves, squash and cucumbers.
    Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Pollinators including honeybees, bumblebees, and squash bees, fertilize flowers by transporting pollen from male blooms to female blooms.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mash. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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