pulp 1 of 2

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
Ever bite into a delicious-looking apple, only to be rewarded with a chunk of mealy pulp? Ari Daniel, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025 There are stylish notes of lemon pulp as well as a delicate nuttiness on the finish. Tom Hyland, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pulp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulp
Verb
  • Meanwhile, whole potatoes or potato chunks can be mashed or twice-baked.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
  • In a salad bowl, mash the anchovies and garlic together to make a paste.
    Georgeanne Brennan, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Adapted from the Jenny Han young adult novels, the series follows teenage Belly (Lola Tung) caught between which brother to give her heart to – Conrad (Christopher Briney) or Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno).
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The study found that a hypothetical investor with even the worst market timing crushed the returns of one who stayed in cash between 2003 and 2022.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Soto crushed a 426-foot home run to center field off the Houston Astros’ Colton Gordon in the bottom of the first inning to put New York ahead 1-0.
    Jenna West, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The complaint contains screenshots purportedly of text conversations between Luna and Tiffith Jr.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
  • White space is crucial—dense text can be hard to navigate.
    Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 19 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
  • Their former schools will be cut off from all public funds — for child nutrition programs, transportation, textbooks and other services — in what advocates suggested was a new phase of a yearslong effort to ensure all students graduate with basic skills in core subjects, such as English and math.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Supply and demand, the preferences of buyers and sellers, trading rules — the textbooks say these and other factors determine market prices.
    Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Still Waters – Second chapter in APC’s The Light in the Hall anthology, picking up two years on from where Season 1 left off, as Caryl Huws (Sian Reese-Williams) decides to follow her dream of going back into education to become a journalist.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Directive 8020 Supermassive Games is back with another Dark Pictures anthology interactive horror movie.
    Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 13 Feb. 2025

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“Pulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulp. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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