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
  • Pay attention to unusual rattling, buzzing, grinding or squealing sounds.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Eversource spent the better part of the spring and early summer in a wide, sideways channel, grinding between roughly $66 and $72 while the 200-day continued its long climb higher.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Cristobal and the Canes are crushing recruiting by every conceivable metric, which should terrify the rest of the country.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Built to harvest relentless ocean breezes, these megastructures face a constant battle against heavy winds and crushing waves.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Williams braved pounding surf and massive waves to bring a struggling 10-year-old boy safely back to shore, as Fox News Digital reported.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • During the rescue, which was caught on video, 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams and another lifeguard pulled a 10-year-old to safety amid pounding waves.
    Tim Fang, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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“Powdering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powdering. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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