pulped

past tense of pulp
as in mashed
to cause to become a pulpy mass pulped three oranges to get their juice

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Recent Examples of pulped Its supreme qualities shine brightest when the fruit is freshly pulped, possessing a bewitching, complex tartness that’s audaciously floral with a hint of salinity. Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulped
Verb
  • When Dean made banana pancakes, stray banana slices fell to the floor and got mashed into the linoleum by his stockinged feet.
    Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • Morton kosher salt and smash with fork until combined and coarsely mashed.
    Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Then the tournament started, and the pressure crushed them.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • Third baseman Cooper Nicholson crushed a ball more than far enough for a home run, but just foul into the left field corner.
    Alan Cole, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Freddie Freeman squeezed one inside the left-field foul pole in the first inning, his fourth home run in nine games (after hitting just one in the previous 35 games).
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
  • The story of America’s lopsided home prices has often been pinned on the wealthy remote workers who squeezed home supply in the pandemic’s early days.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 May 2026

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“Pulped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulped. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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