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
Kristen Tauer, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
That time, the company says, could be used to for a wide variety of purposes, including meals, a phone call, a nature walk or…well, powdering your nose.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2025
Chapstick, a little of the Laura Geller powder, just even out your skin.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Hilton Rothschild took advantage of the time by powdering her nose with a brush.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
That time, the company says, could be used to for a wide variety of purposes, including meals, a phone call, a nature walk or…well, powdering your nose.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
Investigators alleged that the first package contained one kilogram of fentanyl powder and the second package contained three kilograms of counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, according to court records.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2025
Chapstick, a little of the Laura Geller powder, just even out your skin.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for powder
Verb
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Now, Lionel Messi and Miami have ground to make up on their home pitch.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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On TV and in real life, the bastards were grinding us down.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Indeed, the no-white rule also applies to cream, ivory, beige, and all of the above, Choi concurs.—
Maria Ward,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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The collection itself is 53 pieces with a color story that focuses on blue denim, black, cream, and pops of vermillion, so a true classic American fashion color palette.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2025
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All that — that’s what came turning around the corner late Sunday afternoon, striding through a tunnel of fans off Augusta’s 18th green, walking without a shadow despite a shallow sun; arms extended, eyes welling, chest pounding.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Deadly flooding in the South and Midwest The mother of a 9-year-old boy is speaking out after he was swept away and killed by floodwaters in Kentucky during the four days of historic storms that pounded the region.—
Chris Looft,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But just two months earlier, the justices allowed a similar suit from the city and county of Honolulu, Hawaii, to continue against oil and gas companies.—
Hannah Wiseman,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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On Thursday, nearly a quarter of BP’s shareholders voted against the oil and gas major’s current chairman.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The other wildcard for Apple is what Europe will do in the form of retaliatory measures for what Trump announced last Wednesday evening that crushed the stock market on Thursday and Friday.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Atlanta Braves were recently dealt a crushing blow when outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for 80 games after testing positive for PEDs.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To pair with it, fronts peaked through a deep, matte red lipstick while oversized eyeliner and pale orange shadow was smudged against her hazel eyes.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
4 Apr. 2025
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The lipstick effect, the idea that consumers splurge on small luxuries like lipstick in economic downturns, has long been a reliable trend in the beauty industry.—
Wayne Liu,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The qualifications are that all steps of production, from milling to maturation, must be done onsite, and at least two-thirds of the grains are grown on land owned or controlled by the estate.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
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Locals will mill and chat on the sidewalk outside the wine bar Vineria Eretica, glasses in hand, as shopkeepers pull down their metal shutters and lock up for the night.—
Laura May Todd,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Usually, essences are defined by their watery, toner-like textures, but in the Essence Light Sunscreen, the perks are bundled into an airy lotion that blends, hydrates, and protects like a pro.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
9 Apr. 2025
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In a montage where the whole family is out on the water having a ball, he’s shown dropping a bottle of lotion and futilely attempting to pick it up.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Powder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powder. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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