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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While the left spent all week whining about Sophie Cunningham's hat and firing squad best practices, us PATRIOTS were biding our time, keeping our heads down, and grinding towards another weekend.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, smashing beef with a wooden spoon, until wine is evaporated, surface of pot is almost dry, and meat is finely ground, 12–15 minutes.

— Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of grind

Verb

Extreme tropical weather led to two deaths in Mexico and caused widespread damage over the weekend as Hurricane Simon pounded the country's Pacific coast, authorities said Monday.

— JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Rain pounded Las Vegas, which broke a daily rainfall record Sunday.

— Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of pound

Verb

Dodgers three-peat dream dies Milwaukee completed a four-game sweep of the Dodgers with a crushing 6-4 win Thursday at Dodger Stadium.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Oregano, garlic powder, and crushed red pepper add a deeper savory element to the cream cheese base.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of crush

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

Huntley led Baltimore to a tying touchdown and 2-point conversion in the last minute of regulation and then scored on a 1-yard sneak in overtime as the Ravens rallied to beat the Atlanta Falcons 30-23 on Sunday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
James Hager arrived at Lopez’s Palm Drive home in Key Largo to stop him from beating his on-and-off-again girlfriend, according to Lopez’s arrest report.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of beat

Verb

Most people milling around the neighborhood probably don’t know that blocks away, Chavarria and his team are up here, dreaming up how pop culture will look next.

— Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
People were milling about in flip-flops, holding water jugs, smoking cigarettes—little to do, nowhere to go.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of mill

Verb

Some classic stuffing recipes call for plain white bread, which will likely absorb too much moisture and disintegrate.

— Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Whatever one believes about the allegations against the couple, the devastation of watching an academic and media career disintegrate in real time is difficult to dismiss.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of disintegrate

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