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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 Dutch version of Endgame that includes the names has been pulled and pulped. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The warehouse owners issued an ultimatum: get them out immediately or they would be pulped. Ian Johnson, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2023
Noun
This helps loosen the lime’s membranes and break down the cell walls in the pulp, which can encourage the fruit to release more juice when squeezed. Try a little heat. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2025 The new premium lemonade has just five ingredients: water, cane sugar, real lemon juice from concentrate, bits of lemon pulp, and natural flavors. Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pulp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulp
Verb
  • Judge mashed a Bassitt cutter that caught too much plate in Sunday’s second game, sending a home run to the right-field seats.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Only a few groups could find a way to mash up classic norteño, jazzy R&B, and country reggae in a single performance — Grupo Frontera is one of them.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Her second book, 'Wolfie,' a children’s novel, was published in November 2022.
    Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • An Emily Henry novel reads like a classic rom-com in the making.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Between takes, Kish crushed Culver’s ButterBurgers, she and Simmons spooned custard at Kopp’s and Leon’s, and the crew detoured to Serbian staple Three Brothers, Vientiane Noodle Shop, and The Elegant Farmer.
    Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • But their eggs and hatchlings can get crushed by tractors; they’re also being eaten by foxes, crows and sheep.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 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  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
  • But as seen in the proposal scene, the liberties Wright takes with the text lends to the appeal of his adaptation.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Consumer confidence has taken a nosedive in 2025 as Americans grow more concerned that inflation could spike again, and tariffs will squeeze their wallets.
    Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Mike Pavlik, whose family lived across the alley behind ours and who was the leadoff batter on our softball team, squeezed my arm.
    David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In fact, it was long cited as a textbook example of a relaxed cluster.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
  • This is a textbook remaster of a game that’s over 20 years old at this point.
    David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 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
  • Graphic novelettes issued by the U.S. Army Cyber Institute aim to educate soldiers about digital threats Stephen Cass 23 Mar 2018 3 min read Stephen Cass is the special projects editor at IEEE Spectrum.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2018
Noun
  • Netflix's sci-fi anthology series mines our modern age for thought-provoking (and often terrifying) parables.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Since the British anthology series premiered in 2011, some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry have starred in standalone episodes that take a stab at predicting the outrageous and horrifying future of digital innovations.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Pulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulp. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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