creamed

past tense of cream
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as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of the head-on collision creamed the brand-new car in an instant

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Recent Examples of creamed Occasionally, the butter in quickbreads is creamed (whipped with sugar until fluffy) but more often, it’s melted or oil is used in its place. Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026 Adding the lemon zest to the sugar and butter when creamed together helps to extract the fragrant oils from the lemon zest. Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 11 May 2026 The beaters also creamed the butter and sugar faster than any other mixer, producing a perfectly light and fluffy texture. Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
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Verb
  • The current San Geronimo Chapel was built in 1850 to replace a church destroyed in the Mexican American War.
    Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • The video and the SCE data offer proof that the 100-year-old line, which hadn’t been used since the early 1970s, became re-electrified and sparked the fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena and surrounding areas, attorneys say.
    Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 10 June 2026
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  • The combination of sugar snap peas and whipped tofu with a sizzling oil drizzle is a meatless stunner.
    Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 10 June 2026
  • Merchants in fine suits rode in carriages or on sedan chairs while enslaved people lugging carts and crates wore dirty, threadbare clothing and could be publicly whipped or burned to death for misbehavior.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2026
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  • But the building was demolished within a day of the fire, making certainty impossible.
    Max Kutner, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
  • The set design is centered around the flooded, burned down, and demolished house that appears in the album visuals and is somehow still standing despite it all.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • This bombed because most of the audience believes no answer, explanation or defense will suffice.
    Mac Engel June 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
  • After Israel purportedly bombed Iranian energy targets in March, Iran responded by hitting the energy infrastructure of nearby Arab states.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
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  • That's when the PAW Patrol has to step in to stop Humdinger before the island is ruined!
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 10 June 2026
  • But Wembanyama and the Spurs ended the streak and ruined the Knicks’ first home NBA Finals game since 1999.
    Brian Mahoney, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Everything’s been flattened out.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
  • Many bird and microraptor fossils are typically found crushed, flattened into two dimensions, which makes studying their bones and flight capabilities more challenging.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
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  • Carson wrecked damn near everyone yesterday, finished fifth, and was ELECTRIC from start to finish.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
  • And for the first time this season, the cars wrecked completely flat-out; with no long straights and plenty of braking zones, the cars were not energy-limited for once this season.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
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  • Although everyone comments on her beauty, 17-year-old Fatima prefers to tie her hair back in a ponytail, her bright eyes buried underneath a black ball cap, her body concealed in unflattering tracksuits.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Years into the overhaul, Mulally’s then–heir apparent Mark Fields recalled how the CEO had empowered executives to defy Ford’s long-standing culture that buried bad news.
    Claire Zillman, Fortune, 12 June 2026

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“Creamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creamed. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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