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as in juicy
full of juice
good, ripe peaches will be pulpy and not mealy
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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
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.
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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
Alia Atreides is a key figure in Dune Messiah, Frank Herbert’s wild and pulpier sequel to Dune, though her role in this film is actually cut down from what happens in the novel.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
These are powerful tools for filmmakers who play around in the pulpier genres.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
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
Alia Atreides is a key figure in Dune Messiah, Frank Herbert’s wild and pulpier sequel to Dune, though her role in this film is actually cut down from what happens in the novel.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Mar. 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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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Dory Jackson, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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The meat tasted like juicy strips of chicken breast.Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Chadwick says that over the last 10 years, football has acted as a glue: managing the country’s image and profile through soft power and diplomacy.Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Smooth a small amount onto dry hair to revive soft definition in your second- or third-day curls.Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024
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So plants have adapted to either wait out the cold in seed form (annuals), spend the winter below ground as a fleshy structure (herbaceous perennials), or going full deciduous and dropping leaves for the winter.Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
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At the museum, two of her ceramic stumps, or armatures, sit several feet high, both a fleshy pink with streaks of white and red.Scarlet Cheng, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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The romaine lettuce had to be left whole, except the floppy ends, which would need to be chopped off.Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Nowhere was this more apparent than in London’s hip Chelsea neighborhood, where everyone from The Beatles to The Rolling Stones to Jean Shrimpton wore them with mod skinny pants and floppy hair.Christina Pérez, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
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Cooked Pasta or Rice Cooked pasta and rice tend to lose their texture and get mushy when frozen and thawed.Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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The onions in onion jam get soft but not mushy and have a lovely translucent-honey appearance.Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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The ground was covered in a spongy synthetic mat, according to Rocky Merz at the Cincinnati Parks Department.Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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While sized more like a cookie, madeleines are small, spongy cakes that can be flavored simply with vanilla or modified to incorporate fruit, coffee, chocolate and more.Cece Pascual, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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Ripe red fruits but a good snap of acid keeps in from being too plush and flabby.Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Three aluminum sculptures from roughly a decade later resemble flabby beings who writhe around above viewers’ heads.Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Pulpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulpy. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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