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as in squeezing
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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Recent Examples of mashing
There’s no time to get your bearings; an EDM drop smashes everything to pieces, then a pained voice croons in the rubble while drunkenly mashing a detuned guitar.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
That includes mashing three home runs in 24 games since returning to Lake Elsinore after missing more than two months to a left quad strain.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
While the Yankees were mashing nine home runs against the Rays on Tuesday night at Steinbrenner Field, the Red Sox were leaving the bases loaded three straight times in the late innings without scoring a run against the last-place Orioles before finally losing, 4-3.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
But there’s been an uptick in rookie attention since Nick Kurtz started mashing baseballs in Sacramento and the Red Sox finally brought Roman Anthony to Boston.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Start by mashing avocados with lemon juice and salt.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2025
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
That includes mashing three home runs in 24 games since returning to Lake Elsinore after missing more than two months to a left quad strain.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
While the Yankees were mashing nine home runs against the Rays on Tuesday night at Steinbrenner Field, the Red Sox were leaving the bases loaded three straight times in the late innings without scoring a run against the last-place Orioles before finally losing, 4-3.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
But there’s been an uptick in rookie attention since Nick Kurtz started mashing baseballs in Sacramento and the Red Sox finally brought Roman Anthony to Boston.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Start by mashing avocados with lemon juice and salt.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mashing
Verb
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That could be due to tariffs squeezing automakers, disincentivizing them from giving discounts.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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This could be done by either squeezing the regular season even tighter with more midweek fixtures or putting the Wembley final back a week.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even well-meaning regulation can have soul-destroying and industry-crushing consequences.—
David Doty,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Electric trucks from Volvo Trucks, supported by material transport, are enabling fully emission-free operations from selective gutting through to concrete crushing, materials processing, and transport.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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After the sentencing, a county courthouse bailiff took Martinez’s fingerprints, pressing each digit into a small case of ink for the former police officer’s criminal file.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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Dredge in panko, pressing gently to adhere.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Mashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mashing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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