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as in soft
giving easily to the touch
the pulpy flesh of ripe fruit
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Recent Examples of pulpy
Though little more than a précis of the actual book, this oversized paperback, printed on the pulpiest of papers, marked a watershed in my young life.
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Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
But the director has spent decades digging for gold amid pulpier genres, turning out oddball horror, thriller, and comic-book movies.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
An even pulpier tableau calls back to that scene in the final moments of the premiere.
—Judy Berman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
For the 1991 update, Robert De Niro turns the terror up even higher for his take on Cady, and Scorsese puts out a bare-knuckle thriller that’s pulpier than almost anything else in his repertoire.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
In leaning even further into the pulpiest aspects of the B:TAS aesthetic, Caped Crusader is a joy to look at.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
These are powerful tools for filmmakers who play around in the pulpier genres.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
But the director has spent decades digging for gold amid pulpier genres, turning out oddball horror, thriller, and comic-book movies.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
An even pulpier tableau calls back to that scene in the final moments of the premiere.
—Judy Berman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
For the 1991 update, Robert De Niro turns the terror up even higher for his take on Cady, and Scorsese puts out a bare-knuckle thriller that’s pulpier than almost anything else in his repertoire.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
In leaning even further into the pulpiest aspects of the B:TAS aesthetic, Caped Crusader is a joy to look at.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
These are powerful tools for filmmakers who play around in the pulpier genres.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulpy
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Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Spicy Chicken Sandwich features a juicy marinated chicken breast breaded in a fiery blend of spices and topped with lettuce and tomatoes to cool things down.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The slide appears to have involved a thick slab of soft snow breaking loose at a weak layer in the snowpack, the report said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Sleeping positions and firmness Beyond mattress type, your preferred sleep position and mattress firmness (how hard or soft a bed feels) are other important factors to consider when buying a mattress.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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At its best, reality TV thrives as one of the few television formats that allow genuine insight into the fleshy underbelly of human behavior — albeit edited and manipulated to a producer’s satisfaction.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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Skimming is the slightly fleshier version of the scan.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the Instagram carousel, Jenner could be seen wearing a striped bikini and a floppy straw hat in one image.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
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The dough is topped moderately so the sauce and toppings don’t make the crust soggy or floppy.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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The keys are satisfying to type on and impressively hushed without feeling mushy.—
Aubrey Jowers,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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Most of that unwanted trash is stillage—a goopy, mushy mixture of grains and corn.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Separate natural gas explosions in January 2024 that destroyed two homes in Jackson, Mississippi resulted from underground pipes pulling loose from their fittings as spongy clay soil expanded and contracted with rainfall, according to a federal report released Thursday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Incorporating too much air will result in a frittata with a spongy texture.—
Inés Anguiano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Looking to get rid of love handles or flabby thighs?—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Pizza Though most college students would disagree, microwaving transforms pizza into flabby wedges with rubbery crusts.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Pulpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulpy. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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