as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles
eons of incessant pounding by the waves have comminuted the once-rocky shoreline into a bed of fine-grained sand
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Recent Examples of comminute
The report of displacement (out of alignment) is not as worrisome as if the fracture was comminuted (pieces).
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Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 Nov. 2017
Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comminute
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Within its ribcage, researchers found dozens of gastroliths — swallowed pebbles used to grind food.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Then, just to flub any chance for enjoying some dumb fun with a skilled cast hamming it up, the sloppy story grinds the all-too-predictable, all-too-lame whodunit to a halt, as well.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
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Earlier, heavy snow pounded the Northeast and Nebraska saw its worst wildfires ever.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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Everybody is pounding their chest about the Lakers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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There's been no sign of any organized opposition since the war began, after Iranian authorities crushed mass protests in January.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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When processes break down—whether because billionaires operate above the law, presidents govern by fiat, or monopolies crush competition—that belief evaporates.—
Anthony Scaramucci,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Each day, an FX makeup team used around 400 prosthetics on the passengers, and made 3,000 gel capsules filled with sodium bicarbonate, citric acid and red powdered Kool-Aid.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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My eyes scanned the faces around me, all of them powdered in ash.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Texas should spend ALL of Wednesday’s practice working on beating the press and staying out of the corner on inbounds plays.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Venezuela stunned the United States in the World Baseball Classic final, beating the Americans 3-2 for the country's first WBC title.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The pothole fixes are intended to fill the hole until the entire roadway can be milled and paved in warmer weather.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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There was an air of calm inside the theater with just 24 hours until showtime as producers, technicians and camera operators milled about going through their tasks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The biggest reason why is the Gators’ four-man meat grinder of a frontcourt, which pulverizes opponents defensively and on the offensive glass.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The remaining bones are dried and pulverized into a fine white dust, providing families with remains that can be kept, scattered, or buried exactly like traditional ashes.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Both its French and English versions use simple clear language to make devastating points about how quickly society can disintegrate into bellowing madness.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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SpaceX already retires aging Starlink satellites by using fiery atmospheric re-entries to disintegrate the hardware.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Comminute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comminute. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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