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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
There was no resistance, no structure, no bite, just an undifferentiated mush.
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Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
When everything feels like an undifferentiated mush of new money and invites to all the same parties (looking at you, Miami), there’s less opportunity for a series to stand out.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
And at some point around mid-festival, my constitution turns to mush and my brain feels trampled by all these serious, artistic, daring, often incredibly exciting films.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
For two blissful hours, I was scrubbed, oiled, wrapped and massaged until my skin was as soft as a baby’s and my mind was the best kind of mush.
—Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
When everything feels like an undifferentiated mush of new money and invites to all the same parties (looking at you, Miami), there’s less opportunity for a series to stand out.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
And at some point around mid-festival, my constitution turns to mush and my brain feels trampled by all these serious, artistic, daring, often incredibly exciting films.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
For two blissful hours, I was scrubbed, oiled, wrapped and massaged until my skin was as soft as a baby’s and my mind was the best kind of mush.
—Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mush
Noun
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Look for phrases like whole grain wheat, whole grain oats, whole grain corn and whole grain brown rice on the ingredients list.—
Caroline Hopkins Legaspi,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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One’s interest in any of these answers depends on a tolerance for corn and patience until the musical numbers.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The moment when Sean soothes Laszlo’s fears of losing his best human buddy by telling him that the fear of dying just makes every living moment more special — something else a centuries-old vampire wouldn’t understand — tiptoes right up to the edge of sentimentalism.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
19 Nov. 2024
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King’s honeyed voiceover begins the film with a kind of sentimentalism about childhood and its innocence.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
4 July 2024
Noun
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The toxic sludge is often used as farm fertilizer, thus contaminating both the food chain and public drinking water.—
Carson Swick,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Mar. 2025
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Instead of simply breaking down the sludge, the system turns it into something useful.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Academy did not specifically name Ballal in a statement condemning violence. overnights Yesterday at 9:30 p.m. RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Mom and Pop Drag Race’s penchant for sentimentality ends up making for an entertaining and memorable episode.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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That would better satisfy the yearning for sentimentality that director John Rando relies on.—
Karen D'Souza,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Mush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mush. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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