Thesaurus results for COMMINUTE

comminute

verb

ˈkä-mə-ˌnüt

Definition of comminute

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). — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 Nov. 2017 Also, this prognosis is rooted in my hopefulness the fracture is not comminuted (in multiple pieces), as that might prolong the timeline by a couple of weeks. — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Oct. 2017

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Verb

But a mulching mower also does a great job of grinding up leaves.

— David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 7 Nov. 2026
Fallbrook High School has seen numerous momentum swings over the span of time, and just two years after grinding through a winless season, the Warriors were hosting a Friday night playoff game again.

— Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of grind

Verb

Using the textured side of a meat mallet, gently pound the meat until it’s slightly flattened, creating indentations all over the surface.

— Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
Rain pounded the region on Sunday, and one of the pilots reported icing conditions at a high altitude in communications with air traffic control.

— David Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of pound

Verb

The woman’s head of auburn curls, so neatly assembled and without a hair out of place, was flung to the side and her cheek, powdered with rouge, was now as red as a sunset.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
And then Hegseth was off to be powdered and rouged and hair-slicked.

— Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026

Definition of powder

Verb

This was the teams’ first meeting at T-Mobile Arena since Arizona beat UCLA in the 2023 Pac-12 tournament final for the second year in a row.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
With quarterback Baker Mayfield going 0 for 3 passing, Tampa Bay beat the Atlanta Falcons, 16-0, producing one of the NFL’s strangest box scores in decades — and winning a game in a manner that had essentially disappeared from modern football.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of beat

Verb

People milled around the sanctuary, greeting one another warmly.

— Emma Green, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
On the opposite end of the ranch on a sunny October day, the turkeys were calmly milling about their paddock, clucking and chirping, unaware their harvest is imminent.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of mill

Verb

Pulse for a few seconds in intervals until the ingredients are pulverized into a smooth paste.

— Rachel Gurjar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
They are made from the partial remains of tens and sometimes hundreds of thousands of individuals’ cremated remains that have been pulverized into fine ash before being compressed into sculptures.

— Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of pulverize

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