as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles
you have to powder the antibiotic tablet and mix it with food
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Recent Examples of powder
Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025
For glam that lasts, Hourglass Cosmetics makes some truly stellar powder products.
—Sarah Boyd, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
In the wake of their failure to stop Obamacare, the Republican Party’s more pragmatic lawmakers wish that the Tea Party would powder their wigs, oil their single-shot muskets, and leave the governing to others.
—Michael Kazin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2013
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Verb
Don't worry, powder hounds and ski bunnies—there's a retirement destination here for you, too.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025
For glam that lasts, Hourglass Cosmetics makes some truly stellar powder products.
—Sarah Boyd, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
Elsewhere, her teammate Kayla powders her undereyes while in a split on the floor.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
In the wake of their failure to stop Obamacare, the Republican Party’s more pragmatic lawmakers wish that the Tea Party would powder their wigs, oil their single-shot muskets, and leave the governing to others.
—Michael Kazin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for powder
Verb
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This precise semiautomatic machine can grind your beans, push out balanced shots, and froth your milk.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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The fact that everybody was there and everyone was grinding, there was that little extra motivation to really get this thing going.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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This crunchy, shredded phyllo is then blended with pistachio cream or paste and a hint of tahini, which combine to create the lime green color.—
Shindy Chen
July 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 July 2025
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According to city documents, the exterior of the roughly 4,800-square-foot car wash will match the colors (red, white and cream) of the 240,000-square foot store at 1610 E. Main St. that opened in 2013.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
27 July 2025
Verb
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There's something uniquely humbling about pounding the pavement for over 26 miles.—
Henry Fan,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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One nationwide study found that teenagers who had been stopped by police a lot often showed signs of post-traumatic stress, like feeling their heart pounding when recalling the event.—
Dr. Marvin So,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
Noun
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China also is an important customer for Russia, but is second to India in buying Russian seaborne crude oil exports.—
Didi Tang,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Waste sites have been leftover from oil and gas drilling.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Schwarber crushed a first-pitch sweeper, hitting the ball nearly to the right-field concourse, for the two-run home run in the third.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025
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To obtain the copper ore, Resolution, which is owned by multinational firms Rio Tinto and BHP, will use a method known as block cave mining in which tunnels are drilled beneath the ore body, and then collapsed, leaving the ore to be moved to a crushing facility.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
30 July 2025
Noun
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In a viral unboxing video, the new mother revealed that inside the small black-and-white Chanel bag were two lash primers, a lipstick, and body oil.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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The 22-foot-tall sculpture, which when first created was two feet taller, resembles an upright tube of lipstick atop what looks like the base of an Army tank.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
26 July 2025
Verb
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The logs can be cut, milled, sanded and finished just like real wood, and the layers mimic the growth rings of a tree, making the product as aesthetically pleasing as the real thing.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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La Tourangelle mills a range of nut oils at its facility in northwest Woodland, powered by a solar farm producing 350 kilowatt-hours of electricity.—
Camila Pedrosa
July 6,
Sacbee.com,
6 July 2025
Noun
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This solid oak dressing table maximizes storage space with two side compartments and spacious drawers to organize your lipsticks, lotions, and creams.—
Elissa Suh,
Architectural Digest,
24 July 2025
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Most allergic reactions can be treated with Benadryl, calamine lotion, and anti-itch creams.—
Sarah Y. Wu,
Glamour,
7 July 2025
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“Powder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powder. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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