powdered

Definition of powderednext
past tense of powder

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of powdered 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
  • With cleanup hitter Dillon Dingler at the plate, Crochet again fell behind 3-1 and left a four-seamer over the middle of the plate that Dingler crushed to center field for a three-run homer.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Edgecombe and the Sixers were crushed by the Celtics Sunday, 123-91, and now trail Boston 1-0 in the first-round best-of-seven-series.
    Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The war has jolted markets and rattled the global economy as shipping has been cut off and airstrikes have pounded military and civilian infrastructure.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Trump has long pounded the table for rate cuts and has wanted Fed Chair Jerome Powell out for years.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Davis and the other man cornered Pierre against a fence, where they were filmed beating the teen as dozens of bystanders stood by recording the attack.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • In the first week of Q1 earnings calls, 49 companies reported results and 76% of them beat earnings estimates, according to Bank of America’s Savita Subramanian.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The car completely disintegrated, damaging several other vehicles.
    Jessica Riley, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • United could have disintegrated in the second period, fearing fate was against them.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Wild cucumber would be pulverized by indigenous tribes with the powder sprinkled over or sunk into slow-moving water where fish would ingest it, die, and float to the surface.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
  • However, while chemically the same, beach sand is made up of tiny crystals of quartz that have been pulverized by geological weathering and the pounding of ocean waves.
    John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That mix of nature and physical movement kept me grounded.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The Brewers eventually loaded the bases with two outs before Ortiz grounded out to the mound to end it.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026

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“Powdered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powdered. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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