pulp 1 of 2

as in to mash
to cause to become a pulpy mass pulped three oranges to get their juice

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noun

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Verb
Others have been raised on the legends spread by everything from their own legacies to the trashy pulp novels that stretched the truth of their experiences. Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 In both cases, however, the interior aril, or pulp, of the fruits is white and grape-like in texture. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
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Art mavens from all over the world soon were flocking to La Coleccion Jumex, where, adjacent to pulping and pasteurization vats, López showed his rapidly growing collection of works by Mexican as well as American and European artists. James Reginato, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2024 Thus began a tale of abandonment and rescue as several, successive influential admirers saved the book from pulping. Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pulp
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Verb
  • With a fork, mash the banana in a separate small bowl until mostly smooth, leaving a few clumps.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
  • Piped over the top are mashed Yukon gold and Japanese purple potatoes.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • That’s how many visits readers made to the web novel and webtoon that inspired the film Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Both the novel and the film were set in the year 2025, with Wright’s iteration now to be released this year.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 1 July 2025
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  • The series-opener started on a strong note for the Bombers, as Aaron Judge crushed his 28th home run off Nick Lodolo in the first inning.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
  • Add garlic, salt, and crushed red pepper; cook, stirring often, until garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Months ago, the international design magazine Architectural Digest provided readers with an all-access look, via text, audio and video, at the home of actress Jennifer Garner.
    Mark J. Burns, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • To her, the band had created a seminal text — a beautifully campy piece of art, and a vital source of inspiration for her own approach to songwriting.
    Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Paul Blackburn, with plenty of starting experience for Oakland, could squeeze into the picture too – especially if the Mets decide to try a six-man rotation that would save wear and tear on each man.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • When pancake is ready to flip, squeeze the cinnamon mixture into a swirl shape on top of the pancake batter, pressing the tip of the bag slightly into the batter.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • And that setting of a vision and aligning people towards that vision—especially those who typically march to their own drum beat—is the textbook Harvard Business School definition of effective leadership.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Put it all together, and this year has been a textbook example of how a negative NIIP profile can magnify currency turmoil, Ford warned.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025
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  • What began as an audio-only novelette (drawing on el-Mohtar’s own experience with the harp) has transformed into a novella with illustrations: In the town of Thistleford, Hawthorn sisters Esther and Ysabel raise their voices together to sing about everything from adventure to sadness.
    Natalie Zutter January 2, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Alfred Hitchcock turned one of Woolrich’s novelettes into Rear Window, for which Woolrich was paid the grand sum of $650.
    Sam Kashner, Air Mail, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Like Squid Game, many episodes of the dystopian anthology series Black Mirror explore the morally ambiguous ways people will try to make money — sometimes, with deadly results.
    Skyler Trepel, People.com, 30 June 2025
  • In a storyline straight out of dystopian anthology series Black Mirror, one aging police vehicle becomes erratic and violent out of panic it will be replaced and discarded.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

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“Pulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulp. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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