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mushy

[muhsh-ee, moosh-ee] / ˈmʌʃ i, ˈmʊʃ i /




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Cook them for longer than three minutes and they become mushy and clumpy.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

The classic recipe for fish and chips -- white fish deep-fried in batter, chips, and mushy peas, often with tartare sauce on the side -- dates back to the 1860s.

From Barron's Apr. 5, 2026

Fans could buy stuffed toy versions of items like fish, chips and mushy peas at a temporary shop at the department store Selfridges in London.

From BBC Jan. 3, 2026

Take care when combining the rice, lentils and pasta: The mix should be loose and textured, not mushy.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

The bottom turned mushy, squishing up through my toes.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

The dope is dopey, and it’s unfortunately only a foray into mushier territory.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

The face buttons are also quite small but tactile and clicky, while the D-pad is accurate enough despite being a little mushier than I’d prefer.

From The Verge Jan. 21, 2022

Fluctuating temperatures result in growth of ice crystals, further damaging cells and creating a mushier product.

From Washington Post May 13, 2020

But support was mushier across party lines, according to the poll.

From New York Times Oct. 18, 2019

Those “unnatural” feeds make chickens with mushier and blander meat.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

They seem as withdrawn as Simon, not wanting to call attention to themselves with anything but the mushiest phrases and most reticent rhymes — a timidity that lets the ear write them off as unimportant.

From New York Times Mar. 1, 2019

If you’re tuned in to Stevie’s sonic language, his mushiest moments harbor myriad possibilities.

From Slate Dec. 18, 2016

And at Sunday night’s 57th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the proceedings didn’t feel like a singalong trophy contest so much as a race to pop music’s mushiest, most self-important middle.

From Washington Post Feb. 8, 2015

Last week one of the chilliest, dreariest; mushiest winters in years was refusing to let go.

From Time Magazine Archive

She had her chin tucked down, and her head canted to one side, and her mouth puckered into the mushiest kind of a grin you ever saw.

From Shorty McCabe by F. Vaux (Francis Vaux) Wilson




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