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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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Recent Examples of mashes
Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
Cheaper pruners use a blade and anvil — essentially one sharp blade that mashes the branch against a flat surface.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
This showstopper of a dessert mashes up the bold caffeinated flavors of classic tiramisu with the perfectly wobbly, creamy perfection of panna cotta.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
One video pairs photos of Trump with the swooning sound of a Taylor Swift song; another mashes up a video snippet of the comedian Theo Von and shots of immigrants getting deported.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Their perilous journey takes them to a cabin where all hell soon breaks loose, as Tarantino mashes up various genres, from classic Westerns to claustrophobic thrillers.
—Keith Staskiewicz, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
The Adidas Superstar Predator mashes up its flagship soccer cleat with the classic sneaker that’s even older.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
The album is front of mind for Yorke, who recently worked on the stage production of Hamlet Hail to the Thief (which mashes up the album and the Shakespeare play) and the surprise live album Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003–2009) was released earlier this year.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Taking a cue from French onion soup, this casserole takes all those iconic flavors and mashes them up with rice and meatballs.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Set to John Philip Sousa military marches, the zany spectacle mashes up a night at the Moulin Rouge with a Busby Berkeley extravaganza.
—Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
Cheaper pruners use a blade and anvil — essentially one sharp blade that mashes the branch against a flat surface.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
This showstopper of a dessert mashes up the bold caffeinated flavors of classic tiramisu with the perfectly wobbly, creamy perfection of panna cotta.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
One video pairs photos of Trump with the swooning sound of a Taylor Swift song; another mashes up a video snippet of the comedian Theo Von and shots of immigrants getting deported.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Their perilous journey takes them to a cabin where all hell soon breaks loose, as Tarantino mashes up various genres, from classic Westerns to claustrophobic thrillers.
—Keith Staskiewicz, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
The Adidas Superstar Predator mashes up its flagship soccer cleat with the classic sneaker that’s even older.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
The album is front of mind for Yorke, who recently worked on the stage production of Hamlet Hail to the Thief (which mashes up the album and the Shakespeare play) and the surprise live album Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003–2009) was released earlier this year.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Taking a cue from French onion soup, this casserole takes all those iconic flavors and mashes them up with rice and meatballs.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mashes
Noun
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From orange crushes to signature cocktails and even a running hot dog competition behind the bar, Section 771 pulls out all the stops for the season opener.—
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The world was first introduced to Saoirse-Monica Jackson as the awkward and expressive schoolgirl Erin Quinn in Derry Girls, navigating Troubles-era Northern Ireland and its conflict with the same fervor as her crushes, convent school, and cringe-inducing teenage chaos.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The pencil-thin DQ Tower squeezes a full home into a very slender footprint, while the EONE XL takes a wider prefab approach to the same basic challenge.—
Stefan Ionescu
March 30,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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There’s no end to the war in sight after one month as Iran squeezes the global economy.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Chicken, bacon, and ranch might as well be the holy trio that squashes all fights and satisfies every hangry complaint.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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Calling the deal off also squashes a host of questions Netflix insiders had about how HBO and Netflix would realistically co-exist in the same company, another staffer said.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Mashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mashes. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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