as in crushed
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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Verb
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At the national level, however, demand is shrinking as buyers' ambitions are crushed by stubbornly elevated mortgage rates, sky-high home prices, and other rising costs, including home insurance premiums, property taxes, and homeowner association fees.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025 -
Batting with the bases loaded and two outs in the second inning, Montgomery crushed a 97-mph fastball from Mick Abel for a 412-foot slam to right-center at Rate Field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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Predictably, there’s lots of fighting in The Smashing Machine, including plenty of that knee-to-the-face business, though the sound design is often more disturbing than the visuals; the sound of flesh giving way as it’s being pounded like a piece of meat just feels inhumane.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
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In recent days, Israel pounded Gaza City, while strikes killed Hamas’ military spokesperson and the Houthis’ prime minister in Yemen.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Before flight 10, Starship's most recent demonstration came on May 27, when the spacecraft spun out of control roughly halfway through its flight and disintegrated in a fireball.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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The situation quickly disintegrated as Joseph Gerber, 45, who had an outstanding felony warrant, fired first and wounded Mancera.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Most java lovers are familiar with ground coffee: roasted coffee beans that have been ground for use in a coffee machine.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
21 Aug. 2025
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Instant blends can simply be stirred into hot water, while ground coffee blends can be prepared with a traditional coffee maker or a French press for a particularly rich, earthy brew.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Romy Gonzalez led off the ninth with a walk, and Lowe pulverized a first-pitch fastball in the bullpen as Fenway erupted in anticipation of more late-inning fireworks.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Regardless of whether that equipment is pulverized to bits, refurbished for resale or recycled for spare parts and critical materials, one way or another the data on it needs to be erased.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Comminuted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comminuted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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