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.
—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
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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Phoenix crushed the Seattle Storm 93-73 in its last game, snapping a four-game losing skid.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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Royals first baseman Jac Caglianone crushed a home run to open the frame, and O’Brien hit catcher Salvador Perez with the very next pitch.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
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The young activist has relentlessly pounded Espaillat as a moderate on Israel and an uninspiring fixture of the Democratic establishment.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
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The grand slam could prove to be one of the Sox’s biggest clutch hits of the season after they were pounded in the first two games of the Yankees series.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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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.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
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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.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
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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.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
16 June 2026
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Any potential scoring opportunity in the fifth inning disintegrated after Dalton Rushing’s leadoff walk.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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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.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
18 May 2026
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Since 2019, the tiny Mediterranean country has been in the throes of an economic crisis that pulverized the value of its local currency and its banking system.—
Malak Harb,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Center fielder Jakob Marsee put the Marlins ahead with an RBI single before second baseman Xavier Edwards drove in another run while grounding into a double play.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2026
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The White Sox loaded the bases with one out, but Chase Meidroth grounded into a force at the plate and Colson Montgomery struck out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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“Powdered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powdered. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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