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
The sweetest fruit The researchers of the new study, based at both American and Ivorian universities, sampled ripe fruit pulp from 20 species in both Uganda and Ivory Coast, using three different methods to ascertain the alcohol content. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025 According to Global Canopy’s Forest500 rankings, only 3% of companies that produce commodities that contribute to deforestation--including beef, leather, palm oil, pulp and paper, soy, timber, cocoa, rubber, and coffee--have strong commitments and practices to reduce forest clearing. Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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
  • It can be cooked and pureed into soups, or mashed as a side dish.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Both white beans and chickpeas have neutral flavors that meld well with oats, and mashing them up beforehand will make their texture almost unnoticeable.
    Audrey Bruno, SELF, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • After becoming a hit in 2017, the show's creative team expanded the story beyond the Liane Moriarty novel for a second season in 2019.
    Benjamin VanHoose, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The feature, based on the 2016 novel by Ruth Ware, has all the ingredients of the perfect midweek movie, a delicious cast full of classy Brit actors, a dollop of mystery and a scrumptious 1 hour and 30 minute runtime.
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Process cookies in a food processor until crushed into very fine crumbs, about 45 seconds.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
  • When Rabbit asks to be the one to adopt Stacey after her graduation, Evelyn abusively rejects the notion and Rabbit is crushed.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2025
  • At smaller font sizes—particularly 4 to 6 points—this can make text from ink tank models hard to read.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Reds squeezed into the third wild-card slot for their first playoff appearance in five years.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Some people who have bought homes in the last few years feel squeezed by monthly payments that leave little cash left over.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The seating position is textbook for a sports car, with a low-slung position supported by comfortable leather and Alcantara seats with good adjustability.
    Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The map contour lines on the upper section are a bit too geography textbook-ish for my liking.
    Ajay Rose, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
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  • Still, Murder House is the brilliant anthology that convinced us to keep coming back, even after that hunger later regressed into a false hope that newer seasons could satisfy the same craving.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The anthology series’ second installment is inspired by Dissection of a Murder, the debut legal thriller novel by Jo Murray.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025

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