: 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 mash-up of old and new, establishment and not, is a reflection of Dennen, who’s a newsman at heart.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 July 2025
Its amusing cosmetic/munitions mash-up purposefully offset the more austere and traditional feel of Beinecke Plaza.
Oldenburg, who died in 2022 at the age of 92, became known for his giant-sized representations of everyday objects such as a hamburger, a trowel and an electrical plug.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
Other projects demand a mash-up of genres to heighten rhythm, deepen thematic concerns, or reflect a character’s obsessions in a way that a strict adherence to one genre can’t.
—Matthew Clark Davison, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
The film is set on a version of Earth that’s a mash-up of 1960’s fashion and B-movie science fiction.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 July 2025
Its amusing cosmetic/munitions mash-up purposefully offset the more austere and traditional feel of Beinecke Plaza.
Oldenburg, who died in 2022 at the age of 92, became known for his giant-sized representations of everyday objects such as a hamburger, a trowel and an electrical plug.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
Other projects demand a mash-up of genres to heighten rhythm, deepen thematic concerns, or reflect a character’s obsessions in a way that a strict adherence to one genre can’t.
—Matthew Clark Davison, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
The film is set on a version of Earth that’s a mash-up of 1960’s fashion and B-movie science fiction.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for mash-up
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“Mash-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mash-up. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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