as in crushed
to reduce to fine particles
you have to powder the antibiotic tablet and mix it with food
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Recent Examples of powdered
The packets are filled with powdered, crystalized lime and taste like a fresh squeeze.
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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.
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Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
My eyes scanned the faces around me, all of them powdered in ash.
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Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Here, her lips were potent, and her blush was equally so, powdered all over the rounds of her cheeks.
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Essence,
23 Jan. 2026
Matcha, the Japanese powdered green tea that is used during the ceremony, has entered the global marketplace.
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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.
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Laura Solla,
Glamour,
25 Oct. 2025
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
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Often the materials are crushed, milled, then reused directly on-site at the job where they were removed.
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But most of those indigenous sites are inaccessible to the public, or they have been buried and crushed under the foundations of new skyscrapers and development.
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As the storms pounded the area, Bartlett and Hanover Park were hit especially hard, with 3-inch tree limbs reported down in Bartlett.
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West Germany, arrogant attitude adjusted, pounded Chile, 4-1.
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Bryson Stott's three-run homer highlighted Philadelphia's eight-run outburst in the ninth inning and the Phillies rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 14-9 on Tuesday night.
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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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.
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Any potential scoring opportunity in the fifth inning disintegrated after Dalton Rushing’s leadoff walk.
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Earlier crash test footage shows crash test dummy drivers getting absolutely pulverized on impact.
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The rest — bottles, cups, ties, get washed into our oceans, entangling sea birds and when they get pulverized into microplastics, they’re eaten by sea turtles who often die.
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The two daredevils who scaled the spire of the Empire State Building while the world watched have been grounded by the New York Police Department and are now the targets of a criminal investigation.
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The Navy had to wait for specialized technicians to arrive or ship massive parts across the globe to repair depots in the US, keeping combat jets grounded.
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“Powdered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powdered. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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