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Recent Examples of pulp
Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
The movie, which posits an impending nuclear strike on a major American city, is a flimsy yet high-minded piece of doomsday schlock, largely populated by ciphers in suits and drained of the pulp pleasures that schlock, at its best, can afford.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
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
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Verb
When ripe, the pulp is ideal for baking.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
The movie, which posits an impending nuclear strike on a major American city, is a flimsy yet high-minded piece of doomsday schlock, largely populated by ciphers in suits and drained of the pulp pleasures that schlock, at its best, can afford.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulp
Verb
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Schwarber, a former Red Sox player, mashed a career-high 56 home runs this season.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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In addition to hype surrounding the pie itself, shoppers are sharing their love for mashing a piece of the pumpkin pie in a cup of Costco soft serve ice cream (available in the food court) to make a do-it-yourself sundae.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The actor also stars in Netflix's My Life With the Walter Boys, which was adapted from Ali Novak's 2014 novel of the same name, originally published on Wattpad.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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In The Mayor of Casterbridge, his 1886 novel about a man who attempts to outflank the great error of his past, the English writer Thomas Hardy offers an interpersonal version of the geopolitical misconstructions Westad articulates.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Discarded glass is now crushed and made into sand, which is then used to form paving stones throughout the resort—allowing the natural beaches to remain untouched.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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The one blemish — or ugly blotch — was that crushing 7-2 Champions League defeat against Paris Saint-Germain last week.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
27 Oct. 2025
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According to the institute, the device can handle multiple data types at once — including text, images, and speech — enabling it to perform model training and reasoning with high speed and efficiency.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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George Matysik, executive director of Share Food Program, a Philadelphia food bank, told USA TODAY that food banks are already squeezed by federal funding cuts.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Then, squeeze your Magic Eraser a few times to activate the foaming bubbles.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The company offers textbook rentals, homework help and tutoring, as well as a newer suite of AI tools like a service that automatically generates flashcards.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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As Willis pointed out, most esthetics programs still rely on outdated textbooks.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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The anthology drama débuted in 2011, and its creator, Charlie Brooker, quickly established his interest in the promise and perils of artificial intelligence.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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As Screen Rant reported in 2019, Carpenter and Hill originally planned the Halloween franchise films to be an anthology of standalone movies that took place on Halloween night, and the creators felt Michael's arc ended in Halloween II.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Pulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulp. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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