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Recent Examples of pulp
Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 July 2025
In this debut, Taylor fuses together Get Out and The Truman Show for his exploration of systemic exploitation, all the while employing pulp tropes and genre twists that keep the entertainment value high.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
James Reginato, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2024
Thus began a tale of abandonment and rescue as several, successive influential admirers saved the book from pulping.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
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Verb
Superman may be a work of pulp fiction, but astronomers have identified where in space the alien immigrant hero's home planet, Krypton, could have existed.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 July 2025
In this debut, Taylor fuses together Get Out and The Truman Show for his exploration of systemic exploitation, all the while employing pulp tropes and genre twists that keep the entertainment value high.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
Art mavens from all over the world soon were flocking to La Coleccion Jumex, where, adjacent to pulping and pasteurization vats, López showed his rapidly growing collection of works by Mexican as well as American and European artists.
—James Reginato, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2024
Thus began a tale of abandonment and rescue as several, successive influential admirers saved the book from pulping.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulp
Verb
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Raleigh put on a show in the next semifinal, simply mashing balls into – and over – the right field grandstand.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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Laureano is a bright spot in Baltimore’s disappointing offence, mashing 10 homers while playing all three outfield positions.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Switching between her college days in 1999 and the present day, the novel tracks Cora’s pull to two men, charming Lincoln and sensitive Aaron.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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Set in Burundi, the novel revolves around a hacker and a cosmic being—Martyr_Loser_King and Neptune Frost—who rise from the ruins of global exploitation to launch a digital insurrection.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
14 July 2025
Verb
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That’s the rivalry, contained in two points: the creativity and improvisational feel of Alcaraz; the crushing technical brilliance of Sinner.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The biggest hole on the Phillies' roster is in the bullpen following Jose Alvarado's crushing suspension.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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And with links in texts about unpaid tolls or motoring fines.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Verb
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The Euro 2025 quarter-finals had late drama, with Italy squeezing past Norway, a comeback out of nowhere from England, and a farcical penalty shootout win over Sweden.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
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In particular, the price of rice has doubled, squeezing many household budgets despite government handouts.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Dark grey markings, including the calling card of a big 6 and 12, offer textbook legibility with the offset charm of a small seconds subdial at 7 o’clock.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
14 July 2025
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Much blood, and one poor Porky had been cut down the middle as neatly as an anatomy drawing in the medical textbook.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
Noun
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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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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
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Levin previously wrote and directed My Valentine, a feature-length episode of the Hulu/Blumhouse horror anthology series titled Into the Dark.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
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The streamer has reportedly ordered a fourth season of Murphy’s Monster anthology series, this time centered around infamous (alleged) axe murderer Lizzie Borden.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
8 July 2025
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“Pulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulp. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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