powdered

past tense of powder

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Recent Examples of powdered The packets are filled with powdered, crystalized lime and taste like a fresh squeeze. Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026 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 My eyes scanned the faces around me, all of them powdered in ash. Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026 Here, her lips were potent, and her blush was equally so, powdered all over the rounds of her cheeks. Essence, 23 Jan. 2026 Matcha, the Japanese powdered green tea that is used during the ceremony, has entered the global marketplace. The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026 To achieve professional-looking velvet nails, keep in mind that the most intense tones (such as reds, greens, or blues amplify the depth), while in soft colors like gray, beige or powdered pink, the texture becomes more discreet but just as elegant. Laura Solla, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for powdered
Verb
  • The physical danger from robot coworkers has been made clear since January 25, 1979, when 25-year-old Robert Nicholas Williams was crushed and killed by a 1-ton robotic vehicle’s arm inside a Ford Motor Company factory in Flat Rock, Michigan.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
  • That was another reason for the high hopes that crushed this team instead of lifting it.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Video shows the moment the roof collapsed at a BJ’s Wholesale Club in New Jersey as heavy rain pounded the state.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 July 2026
  • The second reason was that his sinking, two-seam fastball was getting pounded.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Emanuel Sharp, Isaiah Stevens and Marquel Sutton led the way as the Kings rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors Blue 91-85 on Sunday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
  • Egypt made its way to the round of 16 by beating Australia on penalties.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • In the fifth century CE, the western half of the Roman Empire disintegrated into a patchwork of new kingdoms and new rulers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • The meteor — which is thought to be a small chunk of a much larger asteroid — was probably too small and traveled too fast to survive atmospheric entry and instead disintegrated entirely, leaving no parts of it to fall to the ground in the form of meteorites.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • When the missile came, the explosion pulverized the building so completely that many victims could not immediately be identified.
    Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Earlier crash test footage shows crash test dummy drivers getting absolutely pulverized on impact.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • After Mike Trout grounded into a force at the plate, Nolan Schanuel singled – one of his four hits – to drive in two.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
  • The fire was caused by an insulation line that wasn’t properly grounded, according to the report.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026

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“Powdered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powdered. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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