Thesaurus results for MICRONIZE

micronize

verb

Definition of micronize

as in to disintegrate

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Recent Examples of micronize Thankfully they’ve have been upgraded in recent years to be micronized so the white cast isn’t as noticeable. — Holly Carter, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023

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Verb

Studying an intact oarfish is remarkably difficult because their bodies typically disintegrate into brittle segments upon death.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
The white outer layer started to disintegrate before the audience’s eyes, eventually washing away to reveal a fire-red corseted bodysuit and miniskirt underneath—a pleasingly literal interpretation of the tour’s title.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of disintegrate

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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

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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

Occasional moments of real, spontaneous joy emerge, and others reveal the crushing emptiness of lives going nowhere, but the script doesn’t lean too hard in either direction.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
When Hindenburg crushed Hitler at the polls, in spring 1932, Hitler sought to have the results overturned amid claims of voter fraud with mail-in ballots and irregularities by state officials.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of crush

Verb

Without senior-level ownership, AI initiatives risk becoming fragmented, under-supervised or misaligned with broader business priorities.

— Jennifer C. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
However, the Taurids belong to a much larger complex of dust, rocks, comets and asteroids, possibly created when a much bigger object fragmented thousands of years ago.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of fragment

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At least one strategic acquirer mulled what a deal for Costa would look like before passing due to valuation and strategic issues, one of the people said.

— Leah Quinn, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Sandeep Waraich, Google’s senior director of wearables, told The Verge in a conversation that Google is also mulling this concept.

— Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of mull

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

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