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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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Atlanta ground back both Mixed matches, but the youthful Slice dominated the DreamBreaker 21-13 to put a damper on Atlanta’s recent run.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
After hostilities began, Iran declared the waterway closed and launched missiles and drones at vessels trying to sail through, grinding traffic to a halt.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026

Definition of grind

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Most formulas use a twist or tap brush applicator that channels powder into the bristles for mess-free touch-ups over makeup throughout the day.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 1, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
The packets are filled with powdered, crystalized lime and taste like a fresh squeeze.

— Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026

Definition of powder

Verb

Add flour mixture to butter mixture; beat on low speed until just combined.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 26 July 2026
Some may point to the fact that the man who beat Pogacar in 2022 and 2023, Danish racer Jonas Vingegaard, broke his collarbone in a crash in stage 15, which helped clear the way for the Slovenian to be first in Paris this year.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 26 July 2026

Definition of beat

Verb

Parents with children and groups of friends mill about, and leftist student organizations chat with passersby, handing out pamphlets.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Her home was built of cypress wood milled at her father’s sawmill; the family lived in the Everglades and near the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

— Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026

Definition of mill

Verb

This would lead to massive deceleration forces that instantly pulverize standard tracking electronics, leaving search teams completely blind.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
When the missile came, the explosion pulverized the building so completely that many victims could not immediately be identified.

— Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of pulverize

Verb

Flights in early 2025, though, ended in a series of failures including two in which the Starship upper stage disintegrated in a fiery cascade of debris across the skies visible from Florida and the Caribbean.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
Rainfall likely caused any additional meteorite fragments that fell outside to disintegrate.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of disintegrate

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