as in dusty
consisting of very small particles
the kind of powdery snow that is perfect for skiing
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Recent Examples of powdery
Pollen is the powdery substance made by seed-producing plants and trees that is part of their reproductive process.
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Kenya Hunter, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Police are investigating it as an overdose, spurned by the mistaken purchase of fentanyl instead of a different white powdery substance.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Other reviews say the smell is powdery and clean, which is tolerable for swiping it on daily.
—Essence Wiley, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
Wind whips ferociously, kicking up gusts of powdery snow.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026
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Kenya Hunter, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Police are investigating it as an overdose, spurned by the mistaken purchase of fentanyl instead of a different white powdery substance.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Other reviews say the smell is powdery and clean, which is tolerable for swiping it on daily.
—Essence Wiley, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
Wind whips ferociously, kicking up gusts of powdery snow.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for powdery
Adjective
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Robert Pattinson jumped on the dusty-pink trend, strapping on a Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Chronograph Moon with a copper-colored dial for the New York premiere of The Drama.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2026
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Across the river in Mexico, men hawk rides in their dusty pick-ups, on horseback or by donkey, to take tourists three-quarters of a mile up a dirt road.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Schuch paused in front of a Tetra Pak carton of Côtes du Rhône, noting that while such packaging had gone over fine in Nordic countries, French consumers had rejected it vehemently.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Powdery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powdery. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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