micronizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of micronize
as in mills

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  1. mills
  2. disintegrates
  3. pulverizes
  4. pounds
  5. crushes
  6. mulls
  7. fragments
  8. grinds
Verb
  • One vendor selling products at the market is a fresh flour producer who actually mills the flour in-house.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
Definition of mills
Verb
  • 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
  • Even those who can afford to stay suffer losses in home equity and lifestyle as the community around them disintegrates or disappears.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Definition of disintegrates
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  • The biggest reason why is the Gators’ four-man meat grinder of a frontcourt, which pulverizes opponents defensively and on the offensive glass.
    — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of pulverizes
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  • Higher prices come as Ukraine pounds Russian refineries, forcing Moscow to ban diesel exports.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Part of the problem is that every summer, water pounds down on sidewalks in the Treasure Valley, drops rippling on glassy reflective surfaces, all because of sprinkler jets overshooting the grass and landing on pavement.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of pounds
Verb
  • In Zvyagintsev’s film, the state machine, rather than protect the individual, crushes him.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The head crushes and smashes of so much yesteryear horror often tended to be funny, even if not intentionally so.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of crushes
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  • The report indicates fresh momentum in the labor market, a pivotal data point as the Federal Reserve mulls action to tame inflation.
    — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Another inflation reading comes as the Federal Reserve mulls potential interest rate hikes.
    — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of mulls
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  • Rejuran technology breaks down salmon DNA into micro-fragments the skin can absorb.
    — Rosa Jisoo Pyo, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Discovery fragments across search, social and answer engines.
    — Radoslav Nedelchev, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of fragments
Verb
  • For anyone who grinds fresh every morning and chases single-origin lots, online talk about mold and mycotoxins in coffee tends to raise a practical question about how the stuff gets onto beans in the first place.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The annual College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), the country’s most important academic event, grinds the nation to almost a halt to ensure the smooth administration of the exam.
    — Lim Hui Jie,Miko Jang, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of grinds
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