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as in to mash
to cause to become a pulpy mass pulped three oranges to get their juice

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noun

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Recent Examples of pulp
Verb
The Dutch version of Endgame that includes the names has been pulled and pulped. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The warehouse owners issued an ultimatum: get them out immediately or they would be pulped. Ian Johnson, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2023
Noun
Rendered in bas relief on paper pulp with oil paint, Beavers’s images are sculptural paintings that threaten to jump into the 3D realm. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024 Press firmly on the ginger pulp to extract as much juice as possible, then discard the solids. Derek Brown, Saveur, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for pulp 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulp
Verb
  • One egg can be replaced with ¼ cup of applesauce, or half of one large banana that is mashed until gooey.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Instructions Step 1 In a rocks glass, use a muddler or the back of a spoon to gently mash the lime wedges into the sugar, focusing on the flesh of the fruit rather than the skins.
    Shannon Mustipher, Saveur, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Author Tom Robbins, whose novels read like a hit of literary LSD, filled with fantastical characters, manic metaphors and counterculture whimsy, died on Sunday.
    Bill Trott, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Tom Robbins, the celebrated author whose novels included Skinny Legs and All, Jitterbug Perfume, and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, died Sunday, Feb. 9, The New York Times reports.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Ashton Kutcher, Grohl, Fred Armisen, and Bill Hader all reunite at Armisen’s daughter’s wedding to ride one more time — but mostly to tip over table settings, crush the wedding cake, and break poor Kenan Thompson’s tray of champagne glasses.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The Super Bowl also delivered its own shock, as the Philadelphia Eagles crushed the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in a stunning performance.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Jones gave up his cell phone, which had the same number as the calls and texts made to the victim, the complaint said.
    Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Ethan Westerman, arkansasonline.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • These are dunked in grapefruit ponzu or spicy kimchi dressing or simply squeezed with lemon.
    John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
  • It’s further squeezed by competition from others in the space, including Etsy, Michael’s and Hobby Lobby, as well as big-box and online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart.
    Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Inclusion: School textbooks and curriculum should include not only accurate information about various educational disciplines but also information that is representative of people from various nations and races who were key contributors.
    Dr. Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
  • During a visit with primary school students in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, Melania Trump also promoted a USAID program that distributed more than 1.4 million textbooks to students.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
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  • The next year, Hao Jingfang became the first Chinese woman to win a Hugo, for her novelette Folding Beijing.
    Yi-Ling Liu, Wired, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The backstory of the novelette kept picking at my brain.
    Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2018
Noun
  • Jones, who died in August 2023 after filming National Geographic’s Genius: MLK/X, played Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad on the anthology series.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The show is envisioned as an anthology series following a new historic lawman every season.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025

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“Pulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulp. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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