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

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pulp

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noun

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Verb
The two primary methods are the washed (wet) process, where cherries are pulped, fermented, and washed to remove the mucilage before drying, and the natural (dry) process, where cherries are dried whole with the fruit intact, allowing the beans to absorb fruity flavors. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Its supreme qualities shine brightest when the fruit is freshly pulped, possessing a bewitching, complex tartness that’s audaciously floral with a hint of salinity. Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2024
Noun
In one promising sign, ABB’s pulp and paper division has been renamed the pulp, paper and fiber division. Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026 In vivid, dramatic language more befitting of a pulp novel accompanied by fanciful illustrations, the story said that reports of monsters first started surfacing in Canada, only to be met with mocking dismissal in Chicago. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pulp
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Verb
  • Often apologizing in between bites, Beard, 40, eats savagely with his hands, squeezing food and mashing it into his mouth.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Instead of a normal merge vote, the Survivor tribes were mashed together — with a shocking 17 people left in the game — then randomly redistributed into three new groups.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But the novel’s achievement is that we are forced to experience this insight almost bodily.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Directed by Jonathan Wright (Awakening the Zodiac), Into the Deep Blue is written by Jennifer Archer, based on her debut novel of the same name.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
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  • The report found that while the forward section was heavily crushed, the passenger cabin remained largely intact, with most seats still secured and only minor damage reported throughout much of the aircraft.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • This might be one time when Netflix’s credit-crushing auto-play jump to other content is a blessing.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Similarly, Anthropic's AI assistant, called Claude, has a free version that can analyze text and images and write basic code.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, teen boys are quietly swapping first dates, awkward silences, and emotional guesswork for an AI girlfriend who never cancels, never argues, and always texts back.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Focusing on everyday shapewear, Yummie hugs instead of squeezes like traditional shapewear that can be extremely tight and constrictive.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • All movies need a 45-day exclusive theatrical window, because small and mid-budget movies that hit streaming sooner are getting squeezed.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In 1494, Italian mathematician Luca Pacioli first took an early crack at the problem of points in his textbook, the title of which translates to Summary of Arithmetic, Geometry, Proportions and Proportionality.
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
  • This was a textbook bait-and-switch on San Diego taxpayers.
    Johnny Lee Dang, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Alfred Hitchcock turned one of Woolrich’s novelettes into Rear Window, for which Woolrich was paid the grand sum of $650.
    Sam Kashner, Air Mail, 12 Apr. 2025
  • What began as an audio-only novelette (drawing on el-Mohtar’s own experience with the harp) has transformed into a novella with illustrations: In the town of Thistleford, Hawthorn sisters Esther and Ysabel raise their voices together to sing about everything from adventure to sadness.
    Natalie Zutter January 2, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2025
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  • There will be around 87 submissions for drama series, 70 for comedy and 32 for limited/anthology, according to the most recent tracker.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Production on the hit anthology series is currently underway.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Pulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/pulp. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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