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 Clarity is the butter creamed with sugar. Kent Merrell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 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
  • Glutathione was offered to firefighters during recent blazes that destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Spokane, Washington.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • If satellites supporting communications or ISR were damaged or destroyed, a faster and less expensive launch system could theoretically allow replacement spacecraft to be deployed more quickly.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Spread remaining 1 cup whipped topping over pie; garnish with additional lime zest.
    Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Howling winds whipped palm trees and waterways swelled with fast-moving runoff from relentless rain that blew nearly sideways.
    Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
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  • Its status as a historic landmark saved it from being demolished like all its sister theaters, but Santana Row owner Federal Realty controls its fate.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Eventually, some buildings were demolished to control the fires.
    Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Targets for violence For example, Bethel Baptist Church and its parsonage in Birmingham, Alabama, were bombed three times.
    Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Houthi rebels announced a maritime blockade of the Yemeni government's backer Saudi Arabia -- which has led a coalition that heavily bombed Houthi areas throughout the war.
    August 18, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • The influx all but ruined Sutter’s extensive land holdings around Sacramento, originally dubbed New Helvetia.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Brentford will be hoping promising midfielder Antoni Milambo can contribute after his debut season was ruined by an ACL injury in October.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • Suharyanto, who like many Indonesians uses a single name, said the quake flattened at least 157 houses and damaged nearly 200 more, forcing about 2,000 villagers to abandon their homes and move to temporary shelters.
    Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Suharyanto, who, like many Indonesians, uses a single name, said the quake flattened at least 157 houses and damaged nearly 200 more, forcing about 2,000 villagers to abandon their homes and move to temporary shelters.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The biggest mistake parents make is adding dates to the calendar month-by-month, only to realize too late that a random Tuesday half-day has totally wrecked their work schedule.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Decay intensified quickly, and the elements broke down most anything that vandals hadn’t already wrecked.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
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  • Valentine went down early in camp with a hamstring injury, was replaced by Cisse and has been buried since.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • These included a child buried face down, a skeleton positioned as in a crucifixion, graves with stones placed around the skull as if to prevent biting or movement, as well as other graves with sickles and padlocks.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Creamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creamed. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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