comminutes

present tense third-person singular of comminute
as in pounds
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
  • The man simply pounds the zone.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At bottom, that’s the thing that grinds my gears.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Luxe Café automatically grinds beans to the appropriate size and volume for your drink, and has a hands-free frothing system for creating hot and cold foam.
    Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This Halloween, step into stories where science meets terror, where contagions kill, landscapes devour explorers, and technology crushes the human soul.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Feast your eyes on their now not-so-secret Survivor crushes below!
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • When the cooler months roll around, nothing beats the hearty flavors of this classic combination.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Snap beats revenue expectations and lifts guidance.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Comminutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comminutes. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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