pulped

verb

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 As a result, these books might end up in a landfill, or, depending on their bindings, get broken down and pulped for recycling, or perhaps shredded. — Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026 All remaining copies of the first printing were subsequently pulped in Britain. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026 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
  1. mashed
  2. crushed
  3. squeezed
Verb
  • Cody Bellinger has mashed Peralta in the past, going 6-for-14 against him.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Just take his February fall collection, which mashed up decades of American glamour with a sneaky British twinge.
    — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of mashed
Verb
  • The whole cruise complex has been crushed during this time period, weighed down by high oil prices.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In June, an 85-year old retired statistician who loved taking long walks in nature was killed in a freak accident when a sudden summer storm toppled a tree that crushed him in a Queens park.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of crushed
Verb
  • Producers are already being squeezed between competing supply chains.
    — MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Brands are making more on paper and keeping less in the bank, squeezed from every side by rising ad costs, tariffs and overhead.
    — David Born, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of squeezed

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“Pulped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulped. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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