Thesaurus results for POWDERED

powdered

verb

Definition of powdered next

past tense of powder

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 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

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Verb

The regime had already crushed the movement in January, detaining and killing thousands.

— Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
With Puerto Rico also 2-0 and looking to maintain momentum after Darell Hernaiz crushed a 10th-inning, walk-off homer against Panama on Saturday, Rodríguez is set to live out a childhood dream in his own backyard.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026