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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


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Zorro, the masked vigilante of Old California, was created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley and seems to hit the American screen about once a generation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

In the mango-growing heartland of Tando Allahyar, Mohammad Shakeel manages orchards that grow the golden-yellow Sindhri variety, named after the province where it flourishes and famous for its rich flavour and juicy pulp.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

They fit as naturally in cheap pulp magazines as in upmarket literary glossies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

The company has produced a meat substitute called Jiro Meat based on okara, a soy pulp typically discarded after making tofu and soymilk.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

She knelt, surveying a patch of mushroom pulp.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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