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Recent Examples of micronized
Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 May 2026
Choosing a water-soluble or micronized powder that mixes easily in your sprayer will help ensure the nitrogen is quickly absorbed by the grass and won’t wash away.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
Blue Raspberry rounds out the flavor options and delivers 5 grams of micronized creatine that’s proven to increase strength, support muscle growth and improve workout endurance.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
An earlier version of this story mistakenly described micronized progesterone as a bioidentical hormone with a molecular structure identical to the estrogen produced in the ovaries.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Mineral filters, on the other hand, are suspended particles that can sometimes leave a cast or alter foundation shades, though nano or micronized versions tend to sit more smoothly.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 May 2026
Choosing a water-soluble or micronized powder that mixes easily in your sprayer will help ensure the nitrogen is quickly absorbed by the grass and won’t wash away.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
Blue Raspberry rounds out the flavor options and delivers 5 grams of micronized creatine that’s proven to increase strength, support muscle growth and improve workout endurance.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
An earlier version of this story mistakenly described micronized progesterone as a bioidentical hormone with a molecular structure identical to the estrogen produced in the ovaries.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for micronized
Adjective
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The fox was both here in this world with the nightingale and the pulverized worm, and also in a narrow pocket just behind it.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The packets are filled with powdered, crystalized lime and taste like a fresh squeeze.—
Abbey Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 May 2026
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Each day, an FX makeup team used around 400 prosthetics on the passengers, and made 3,000 gel capsules filled with sodium bicarbonate, citric acid and red powdered Kool-Aid.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The 52-year-old wife of Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the Norwegian throne, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, a chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs and leads to a reduced oxygen uptake.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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The plan depends on drug companies sending Canada extra at reduced prices, rather than at the prices charged in the US.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Verb
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As the mitigation work continued, a contractor took off his socks and shoes and rolled up his pants to his knees and proceeded to wade into the pool to place an ozone nanobubble tube as tourists and locals milled about on a sunny morning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Every kernel of corn, rye, wheat, and barley that goes into a Frey Ranch whiskey is grown on the ranch, the barley malted on-site, milled, mashed, distilled, aged, and bottled within the same property.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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CoffeeGeek’s analysis found K-Cups can cost the equivalent of $21 to $43 per pound, while quality whole beans run $9 to $22 — and whole beans stay fresh far longer than pre-ground.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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That pre-ground coffee at the grocery store that’s been sitting around for god knows how long?—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Maybe a sleek ship is being chased by enemy fighters through a dense asteroid field, and one of them smashes into a massive space rock and is explosively atomized.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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The internet has atomized some of the conservative movement’s culture—support for Israel within the Republican Party has been sustained in large part by voters’ embeddedness in evangelical church life.—
Suzanne Schneider,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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From mulled wine at Christmas to hot cross buns at Easter, nutmeg has become an essential spice in Europe.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2026
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On Wednesday, Houchin and others in Lawrence mulled ICE’s presence in their progressive college town, known as one of the most liberal cities in Kansas, as activists said five people were detained by federal officers on Tuesday.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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From there, the material is crushed, screened, and stripped of impurities.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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That led to them getting crushed by the Eagles 55-23 in a game that was never close.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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“Micronized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micronized. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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