PULVERIZING Synonyms: 179 Similar and Opposite Words

pulverizing

verb

present participle of pulverize

as in destroying

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of buildings pulverized by a killer tornado

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as in grinding

to reduce to fine particles pulverize the cement into dust for reuse

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Recent Examples of pulverizing But the biggest beef to be had is in Sarnoski’s insistence to bludgeon us with pulverizing violence, which grows tiresome and repetitive in the carnage-spewing initial 30 minutes. —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 No previous American leader could plausibly have presided over the scene of a tattooed Brazilian fighter in a black cowboy hat and Lycra shorts running out of the White House, saluted by honor guards, with the intent of pulverizing another human being. —

Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026 Among other curiosities were Matthew Howard and Joseph Pereira cheerfully pulverizing Philip Glass’ Fantasy Concerto for Two Timpanists and Orchestra, as well as Boris Allakhverdyan suavely ghosting jazz legend Artie Shaw in his Clarinet Concerto. —

Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 The war film is also his sweetest, most tender effort to date, surprising given his penchant for emotionally pulverizing twists and turns. —

David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026 After pulverizing Gaza so relentlessly that a country founded in the shadow of the Holocaust was judged by experts as complicit in genocide, Israel’s military and intelligence apparatus also struck out elsewhere—Lebanon, Yemen, Iran, Syria. —

Karl Vick, Time, 11 Oct. 2025 According to a new study, this effect is gradually pulverizing the asteroids that make up the belt. —

Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 The ground game was pulverizing, as Hardy and Roberts turned defenders into trampolines all game long. —

Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025 Gently muddling the mint and lime and not pulverizing them preserves their flavor and keeps the drink crisp rather than bitter. —

Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025

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Strikes and artillery fire were reported across Nabatieh district, destroying homes and residential buildings, according to NNA.

— Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
One video shows a surface to air missile hitting a drone but not destroying it; the drone crashes to the ground and explodes.

— David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026