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 Mathieu Lewis-Rolland / Getty Images The tank was designed to hold 900,000 gallons of a hazardous chemical known as white liquor, a chemical brew that contains sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfide and disodium carbonate and is used in the paper-pulping process, officials have said. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 May 2026 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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  • Lego’s classic button-mashing combat is spiced up with dodge and parry prompts to evade gunfire and counter incoming attacks.
    Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • In the video, Mariko baked a few salmon fillets and boiled some rice before assembling the easy dish, which involved mashing the salmon into bits with a fork and mixing it into the rice along with Kewpie mayonnaise (a Japanese brand of the condiment), soy sauce and hot sauce.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
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  • That legacy includes crushing both hyperinflation and the Maoist insurgents of the Shining Path, who bathed Peru in blood in the 1980s and 1990s.
    Simeon Tegel, NPR, 6 June 2026
  • Less than two minutes later, Messi lost the ball near the halfway line and a France move ended with a sumptuous, crushing Mbappe volley hitting the back of the net.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
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  • Carting around unhappy campers in 100-degree weather and squeezing work into a shorter window is not exactly being poolside with a marg.
    Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
  • The defense is disciplined, squeezing pressure from its trio of wings.
    Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 3 June 2026

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“Pulping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulping. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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