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micronized

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verb

past tense of micronize

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Recent Examples of micronized
Adjective
Vitamin E and rice starch help absorb excess oil, while the micronized texture allows the powder to sit more evenly on skin for a matte finish that looks refined rather than heavy or powdery. Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 25 June 2026 Mineral filters, on the other hand, are suspended particles that can sometimes leave a cast or alter foundation shades, though nano or micronized versions tend to sit more smoothly. Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 May 2026 Choosing a water-soluble or micronized powder that mixes easily in your sprayer will help ensure the nitrogen is quickly absorbed by the grass and won’t wash away. Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026 Blue Raspberry rounds out the flavor options and delivers 5 grams of micronized creatine that’s proven to increase strength, support muscle growth and improve workout endurance. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026 An earlier version of this story mistakenly described micronized progesterone as a bioidentical hormone with a molecular structure identical to the estrogen produced in the ovaries. Allison Aubrey, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for micronized
Adjective
  • The fox was both here in this world with the nightingale and the pulverized worm, and also in a narrow pocket just behind it.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The packets are filled with powdered, crystalized lime and taste like a fresh squeeze.
    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
Adjective
  • The budget also establishes 22,770 new slots for free or reduced childcare, which Newsom had proposed decreasing.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Employees may appreciate the flexibility, but if customers experience slower service, inconsistent support, or reduced responsiveness, the model becomes difficult to sustain.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • It’s wrapped with a stunning jacquard fabric expertly milled with fine threads in Limonta, Italy.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • While other Unicorns players milled about on the turf football field at the Santa Clara school, teaching young children about the game with plastic balls and wickets, Ashwin was inundated with autograph requests.
    Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • CoffeeGeek’s analysis found K-Cups can cost the equivalent of $21 to $43 per pound, while quality whole beans run $9 to $22 — and whole beans stay fresh far longer than pre-ground.
    Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • That pre-ground coffee at the grocery store that’s been sitting around for god knows how long?
    Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Maybe a sleek ship is being chased by enemy fighters through a dense asteroid field, and one of them smashes into a massive space rock and is explosively atomized.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 May 2026
  • The internet has atomized some of the conservative movement’s culture—support for Israel within the Republican Party has been sustained in large part by voters’ embeddedness in evangelical church life.
    Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • From mulled wine at Christmas to hot cross buns at Easter, nutmeg has become an essential spice in Europe.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2026
  • On Wednesday, Houchin and others in Lawrence mulled ICE’s presence in their progressive college town, known as one of the most liberal cities in Kansas, as activists said five people were detained by federal officers on Tuesday.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Often the materials are crushed, milled, then reused directly on-site at the job where they were removed.
    Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • 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.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

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“Micronized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micronized. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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