Definition of mushnext
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as in corn
something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental an opera that is pure mush

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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 Today’s recipe When the summer New York City heat turned his ripe summer tomatoes into a juicy heirloom mush, The Times’ cooking editor Cody Reiss created this recipe for pancetta, tomato and pickled pepper vinaigrette. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 This version ranks among Orange County’s best, delivering a satisfying snap and enough beefy richness without turning into mush. — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 30 July 2026 His skin fell off, the membranes separating his organs dissolved, his bones turned to mush, and his head rolled away. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 An extraordinary tiredness envelops my bones, rendering my senses into mush. — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mush
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Noun
  • During this time, prices for other row crops, including corn and soybeans, also fell.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The two lead bucks turned out toward the corn, but the big fellow stayed in the willows.
    — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Academy historically goes for sentimentalism.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
  • While leaders of the nature-study movement warned against sentimentalism and make-believe, young readers were delighted by such tales.
    — Jessica George, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • And at some point, you’re just locked in some attic getting a sludge transfusion from your apparently satanist mother in law?
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Just a noxious river of sludge and foul wind enveloping everything in the vicinity.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Austen herself, with her aversion to sentimentality, would have disapproved.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Our job is not to use any melodrama or sentimentality to manipulate or rope the audience into the situation.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The best designs are mindful of factors like drainage to prevent mushiness and use materials that won’t cling to your soap (ceramic and silicone, for example).
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • It’s made with dark cocoa concentrate and is a tangy, slightly sweet treat made for pouring over ice cream like chocolate syrup, baked into brownies, or drizzled over a cheeseboard.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Drink Like a Fish mixes two rums, Mount Gay Eclipse from Barbados and Appleton Jamaican rum, with Blue Curacao citrus liqueur, a house cinnamon syrup and Earl Grey tea.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Mush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mush. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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