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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With each impact, Sarah’s face disintegrates into a bloodier pulp, her bone structure buckling under every successive thud until Nikki has finally and irrevocably rendered the character a faceless corpse.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry because of a piece of foam that the astronaut estimates might have weighed about as much as a Styrofoam container.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of disintegrate

Verb

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

Verb

People milled around the sanctuary, greeting one another warmly.

— Emma Green, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
On the opposite end of the ranch on a sunny October day, the turkeys were calmly milling about their paddock, clucking and chirping, unaware their harvest is imminent.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of mill

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But there are actual terrifying objects in space, entities operating on a scale that crush our minds and reduce our human experience to a mote of dust floating in the dark.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
Dyed diesel relief or not, the agriculture industry is pleading for help to lower their crushing fuel costs.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of crush

Verb

Pulse for a few seconds in intervals until the ingredients are pulverized into a smooth paste.

— Rachel Gurjar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
They are made from the partial remains of tens and sometimes hundreds of thousands of individuals’ cremated remains that have been pulverized into fine ash before being compressed into sculptures.

— Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of pulverize

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The spiders’ coastal dune habitat is fragmented, according to scientists, and their biological data can help researchers identify distinct populations that may need protecting.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
The color choices help define the different areas without visually fragmenting the space.

— Marilena Pitino, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of fragment

Verb

Members’ lagging caucus dues payments to the DCCC might also factor into these races, with House Democrats mulling a rules change to mandate that dues are paid in order to serve on top committees.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Harris and Newsom are widely seen as two of the Democratic Party’s most viable contenders for the 2028 presidential race, and each has openly mulled running.

— Shahrzad Rasekh Patrick Cooley Mark Bonamo Kevin Williams, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of mull

Verb

This was the teams’ first meeting at T-Mobile Arena since Arizona beat UCLA in the 2023 Pac-12 tournament final for the second year in a row.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
With quarterback Baker Mayfield going 0 for 3 passing, Tampa Bay beat the Atlanta Falcons, 16-0, producing one of the NFL’s strangest box scores in decades — and winning a game in a manner that had essentially disappeared from modern football.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

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