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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
Focused on protein loading and very little else, the social media trend, especially popular among Gen Z men, glorifies eating a bowl of tasteless mush.
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
Weil said the purpose of the report is to detail home long-term care services have become mush less affordable as costs have risen.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
The lentils should be falling apart but not turn entirely to mush.
—Anita Jaisinghani, Houston Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026
Trump has turned their brains to mush.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mush
Devika Rao, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
Weil said the purpose of the report is to detail home long-term care services have become mush less affordable as costs have risen.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
The lentils should be falling apart but not turn entirely to mush.
—Anita Jaisinghani, Houston Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026
Trump has turned their brains to mush.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mush
Noun
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Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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According to police, necropsy results for both of the dead dogs revealed a cylindrical obstruction, resembling a corn cob, as well as a black substance consistent with bedding material.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Academy historically goes for sentimentalism.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
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McBride is less interested in exploring another motivation for saving locks of hair: the particular sentimentalism that made people cherish the hair of loved ones, especially those who had died, or of honored forebears.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
Noun
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When the basin’s draining began in late March, some in the community worried about turtles being left behind in the sludge.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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First, in the pretreatment step, the sludge was heated to high temperatures and exposed to oxygen.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There's an inherent sentimentality in rescuing someone’s treasures and incorporating them into your style.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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Maybe her most important one is the raw sentimentality that pervades even seemingly vapid moments.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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While the cake is baking, make the lemon syrup.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Maple syrup also has less fructose than honey, DeCicco added, and rice malt and glucose syrup have zero fructose.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Mush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mush. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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