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pulp

[puhlp] / pʌlp /
ADJECTIVE
cheap, vulgar, especially regarding reading material
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VERB
mash, pulverize
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STRONG
open uncompress


Example Sentences

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It has also achieved the breakthrough of managing to use the pulp, which makes up the bulk of a diaper, to make new ones.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

It’s clear that George has married above himself, but his shortcomings come off as risible rather than oppressive, and it’s hard not to feel protective of him as he’s being pummeled to a pulp.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Paper mills rely on it to whiten wood pulp.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

The third method extracted liquid from the pulp and used color changing chemicals that react to ethanol.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

Mr. Burson glanced up from his stool behind the counter, where he was reading some pulp sci-fi novel from the 1960s, absentmindedly petting yet another cat.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner