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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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noun

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Verb
There is enough current in the lakes to float logs, and there was pulping activity somewhere above us. Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025 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
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To sip smarter, choose 100% fruit juice with pulp and skip the sugary blends. Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 28 Jan. 2026 The study aimed to take a closer look at the fruit's peel and pulp rather than just the sweetening compounds typically extracted for commercial use. Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pulp
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  • This hearty winter veggie conveniently is always enjoyed cooked—upping beta carotene bioavailability—and is excellent roasted, mashed, or pureed to be added to stews, curries, baked goods, casseroles, pastas, and more.
    Christina Manian, Health, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The wheel could then be attached to a corn-grinding machine so that each step would help mash the kernels.
    Outside, Outside, 31 Jan. 2026
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  • When questions surfaced about Elordi’s casting as Heathcliff and the novel’s racial implications, Fennell’s response, rooted in her childhood perception, felt clumsy.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Both novel and opera include a scene in which Salvador Dalí almost suffocates after getting his head stuck in a scuba helmet at an art opening.
    Emma Allen, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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  • Put fennel seeds in a small, self-sealing plastic bag, and crush with a rolling pin.
    Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Advanced Micro Devices stock was getting crushed — down more than 16% despite a beat and raise.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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  • At the same time, Barton’s book The Birth of Intertexuality (2019) is precisely a kind of tracing of the concept through the texts and thinking of different authors—which includes sections on Nietzsche’s influence on Barthes and Foucault.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Dozens of photos included in the documents released Wednesday are military handbooks, field guides and cultural texts, some dating back to the early 2000s that appeared to belong to Gingles, as well as numerous books from the SANS Institute detailing computer hacker tools.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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  • Impacciatore, squeezed into a skin-tight Power Rangers suit, performed an entire clowning routine where she’s accosted by abstract embodiments of various winter sports throughout history.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Sometimes, producers work with players to squeeze their take into the allotted time.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Buying and selling textbooks became his obsession.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • That’s textbook misrepresentation.
    Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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  • 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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  • Rahul Dholakia Hum Hindustani, following a team of officials in a newly independent India; Pulkit’s crime drama Kartavya, starring Saif Ali Khan; and the third instalment of film anthology Lust Stories.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The anthology series has previously filmed at real Four Seasons resorts, beginning in Hawaii for season 1, moving to Italy for season 2 and Thailand for season 3.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026

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“Pulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulp. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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