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atomize, beat, bray, comminute, crush, disintegrate, grind, mill, mull, pound, pulverize
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She powdered her face and put on lipstick. you have to powder the antibiotic tablet and mix it with foodNoun
The powder is made from the roots of the plant. Mix together the different powders. She crushed the peppercorns into a fine powder. We're running low on baby powder and diapers. We woke this morning to several inches of fresh powder on the ground.
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They are crushed to extract their oil and the remaining pulp is dried and powdered. — The Economist, "Beetles and flies are becoming part of the agricultural food chain," 4 July 2019 In its sleek, unfussy dining room, glamour and grit sat cheek by jowl, and going to the bathroom to powder your nose could mean one of two things. — New York Times, "Why Early ’80s New York Matters Today," 17 Apr. 2018 New York’s Kalustyan’s sells the peel in both dried and powdered form, in their shop and online (foodsofnations.com). — Allegra Ben-amotz, WSJ, "This Ingredient Lights Up a Dish Like No Other," 18 Dec. 2018 Inside is powdered activated charcoal to absorb any potential leakage. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "How the Experts Identify Chemical Weapons and Prove an Attack," 7 Aug. 2018 The tariffs cover a wide variety of cheeses, including grated and powdered. — Dale Kasler, sacbee, "How Trump's trade war is hurting California's largest agricultural sector," 8 June 2018 Image On a recent April morning, the developer Mark Gordon stood in a just-finished guest room in his Moxy Downtown hotel in Lower Manhattan, plaster dust powdering his black pants. — Jane Margolies, New York Times, "Drawing a Younger Crowd to Lower Manhattan," 22 May 2018 Then, Cheng followed up the cream shadow with the Chanel Ombre Première Longwear Powder Eyeshadow In Poudre d’Or, a gold powdered shadow. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "Yara Shahidi's Makeup Artist Reveals Her Body-Highlighting Secrets for the Met Gala 2018," 7 May 2018 Other seasonings used to in this dish are powdered rosemary and porcini powder. — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Spice savvy: These 7 trendy seasonings will add pizzazz to your cooking," 27 Feb. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
In another bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt to blend them. — Lisa Yockelson, BostonGlobe.com, "Recipe: In New England, a blueberry cake on the kitchen counter is a treasured summer moment," 1 July 2019 In a large mixing bowl, use a spoon to mix together the bread flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and chocolate chunks. — Amber Turpin, The Mercury News, "Make chocolate chip scones for breakfast with tips from an SF chef," 29 June 2019 In a medium bowl, whisk together the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, the flour and baking powder. 5 Using your fingers, break apart the almond paste into small chunks and place them in the bowl of a stand mixer or large bowl. — Ben Mims, latimes.com, "Saturday Cooks: Fresh farmers market cherries get a boost in flavor from a surprising source," 29 June 2019 Step 2 Sift together the sugar, sweet rice flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. — Sarah Henry, Washington Post, "We’re sold on these chewy, buttery, soft baked mochi squares," 27 June 2019 Hawkins's stepdad, Dan Conley, is covered with pink powder after an air cannon fired backwards on him during a recent gender reveal. — Te-ping Chen, WSJ, "Gender-Reveal Parties Are Getting Out of Hand," 20 June 2019 Priests cover their bodies and faces with rice powder. — Washington Post, "AP Photos: Tribe in northeast India prays for good harvest," 12 June 2019 Along with the powder, there’s a mini mirror and two different applicators. — Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, "This Benefit Cosmetics Powder Foundation Solves (Almost) All of My Skin Problems," 11 June 2019 To finish, garnish with lots of mint and thyme; dust with Chartreuse powder. — Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, "This Mad Science Experiment Is the Key to the Perfect Mint Julep," 3 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'powder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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