powdering

present participle of powder

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Recent Examples of powdering Traditional methods such as powdering, cyanoacrylate fuming, or ninhydrin rely on sweat and sebaceous residues (a mixture of skin oil and dead skin) left behind on a surface. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025 Posada illustrated her in ostentatious attire to satirize the way the garbanceras attempted to pass as upper-class by powdering their faces and wearing fashionable French attire. Mathew Sandoval, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2023
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Verb
  • The lineup has expanded beyond its viral multi-balm, too, with lightweight SPF sticks and even a mess-minimizing grinding cleansing balm.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Buy The stainless-steel drain of the Composer One garbage disposal seals to dampen sound while grinding food.
    Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Of all the despots in the region, the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was perhaps the most ruthless in crushing dissent.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • All of those results pointed to a single moment of crushing impact by something heavy and fast-moving.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Then, in the meditation hall, our cheery host suddenly turned serious and began pounding on a 350-year-old drum from a samurai castle used for marking the beginning of chores.
    Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Lala is no longer a hurricane, but the tropical storm is drenching Hawaii with sideways rain, hurricane-force gusts and pounding surf, flooding rivers and triggering mudslides.
    Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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