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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The pulp is mixed with sour cream, capers, mustard and a few other key ingredients that will not leave guests missing a traditional potato salad. Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025 But in true lesbian pulp tradition, and at a time when book bans, censorship and anti-LGBTQ sentiments are at a fever pitch, some will inevitably read this anthology covertly, concealed in closets or under the bed. Trish Bendix august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 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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  • This is some of the baggage that accompanies the most shadowy of sensations – a truly biological, psychological, social, cultural, environmental phenomenon, all mashed together.
    Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In the Philadelphia Phillies' 19-4 drubbing of the Atlanta Braves, Schwarber mashed four home runs, becoming just the 21st player in MLB history to do so.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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  • Aside from fake dating, the novel is full of beloved, albeit cheesy, rom-com tropes.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • What Happens Next Harry and Meghan are also producing a new documentary with Netflix, Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within, and an adaptation of Carley Fortune's romance novel Meet Me at the Lake.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Several parts of the metal vehicle were crushed.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The disaster is remembered not just for its winds, but for the crushing surge of water that devastated rural Louisiana parishes and tore through the heart of New Orleans.
    Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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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.
    Dustin Staggs, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Do not contact the telephone number provided in a pop-up, text, or email.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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  • Industry leaders such as Denmark’s Orsted, Siemens Gamesa, and General Electric have been squeezed by rising component prices, high interest rates, and wavering government support.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, corporations and government agencies have enforced return-to-office mandates that disproportionately squeeze caregivers.
    Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Reading/writing, the traditional mode, relies on textbooks and note-taking.
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Over 500 images were released from inside Kohberger's apartment and obtained by PEOPLE, showing everything from his textbooks and exams to hair follicles and possible blood stains.
    Chris Spargo, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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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
  • 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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  • The Sons of Anarchy veteran, who is set to play infamous killer Ed Gein in the upcoming Season 3 of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix anthology, is also in talks to play Lizzie Borden’s father Andrew Jackson Borden in Season 4, Variety reports.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Jarmusch has explored the anthology format before, and there are structural similarities between this film and his previous, far more uneven attempts.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Pulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulp. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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