pulps 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of pulp
as in mashes
to cause to become a pulpy mass pulped three oranges to get their juice

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pulps

2 of 2

noun

plural of pulp

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Verb
  • Set to John Philip Sousa military marches, the zany spectacle mashes up a night at the Moulin Rouge with a Busby Berkeley extravaganza.
    Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Cheaper pruners use a blade and anvil — essentially one sharp blade that mashes the branch against a flat surface.
    Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Heather Rose is the Australian author of seven novels including her latest novel The Museum of Modern Love published this month by Algonquin.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Later novels routinely took inspiration from family members or former or current lovers; the 1980 novel that baffled Frank Kermode is a dreamlike fable about a man guiltily trying to have an extramarital affair.
    Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • An Ice Shaver crushes ice into a snow-like texture for slushies, snow cones or cold drinks.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • Lady Gaga, crushes, Tom Cruise, and movie theaters — the through-line for this week is obsession.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Chromebooks are also useful in supporting students beyond the school day, such as providing digital access to textbooks with interactive search tools, clickable glossaries and hyperlinked multimedia explanations of concepts.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • And as certain historical incidents such as slavery, were deleted from our schools’ textbooks.
    Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Chicken, bacon, and ranch might as well be the holy trio that squashes all fights and satisfies every hangry complaint.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Calling the deal off also squashes a host of questions Netflix insiders had about how HBO and Netflix would realistically co-exist in the same company, another staffer said.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Avoid clicking on links from ads, comments, direct messages and forwarded texts.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • In Jennings’ case, the council approved a $305,000 settlement to squash a potential lawsuit about threatening texts from a former council member, WFAE reported.
    Julia Coin June 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • View gallery - 10 images Intended for full-time living, the Porto squeezes a lot into its modest footprint.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 June 2026
  • Even Zach Cherry squeezes plenty from his part as the dealership’s manager, who grows loudly resentful when Nate seems more emotionally invested in his biological children than coworkers.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Part of what fascinates and frustrates as regards Ginsberg is that for all of those thick anthologies, propriety forces me to concede that many of the poems simply aren’t that good.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • The journalist and host of BBC Radio 2’s lunchtime slot picks books ranging from murder mysteries to poetry anthologies.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
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“Pulps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulps. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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