pulping

Definition of pulpingnext
present participle of pulp
as in mashing
to cause to become a pulpy mass pulped three oranges to get their juice

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Recent Examples of pulping The proprietary alkaline pulping method used to produce its lyocell is cleaner and more efficient than traditional chemical approaches, lowering the environmental footprint from the start while improving production efficiency. Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 29 Dec. 2025
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  • For even more intense banana flavor, our Test Kitchen recommends roasting your bananas in their skins for 15 minutes in a 350ºF oven before peeling and mashing them.
    Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Nutrition experts recommend incorporating lentils into dishes such as pasta, soups, and salads, using them as a substitute for flour in baking, and mashing them into a dip or spread to enhance the nutritional quality of your diet.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 29 Dec. 2025
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  • Safeguarding athletes But what about junior- and novice-level skaters, including those not even teenagers yet, who may get to revel in the soaring highs of hearing a good score but must also suffer through the soul-crushing lows of hearing a poor one?
    Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • It was led by Yoshiko Noda, a staid veteran politician, who briefly served as an undistinguished prime minister in 2012 and led his party to a crushing defeat at the hands of Shinzo Abe and the LDP.
    Jeff Kingston, Time, 15 Feb. 2026
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  • The solar sector has been grappling with a prolonged price slump and oversupply, squeezing margins even as leading producers continue to add capacity.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
  • For generations, Americans who wanted orange juice without the work of squeezing fresh fruit cracked open a can and watched a cylinder of frozen juice go ker-plunk into a pitcher.
    Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026

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“Pulping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulping. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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