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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Dansby Swanson hit three home runs, including a grand slam, Michael Conforto homered twice and the Chicago Cubs pounded the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday.
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Over a period of more than an hour, according to police reports and Sebold’s memoir, the assailant bludgeoned Sebold with his fists, pounded her skull into the brick and choked her.
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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.
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Egypt made its way to the round of 16 by beating Australia on penalties.
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In the fifth century CE, the western half of the Roman Empire disintegrated into a patchwork of new kingdoms and new rulers.
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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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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 7 Jul. 2026.
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