powdery
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coarse, grainy, granular, granulated
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Upon further investigation, the bag contained a powdery substance suspected to be crack cocaine. — Akira Kyles, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Westminster man faces drug charges," 6 Aug. 2019 Cheers erupted in living rooms and bars and airports and parks across the country when Neil Armstrong took his first, powdery steps. — Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com, "Column: He and his mom preserved a 1969 moon landing newspaper. 50 years later, he unwrapped it for the first time.," 20 July 2019 The plan is for a landing craft to lower itself from the orbiter and gently plop itself down on the powdery moon surface. — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, "India’s Shooting for the Moon, and the Country Is Pumped," 14 July 2019 During the search, Jake alerted on a powdery substance. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al.com, "Alabama prison K9 dies after drug raid, will be buried with full honors," 22 July 2019 While, embroidered sequins and bursts of bright color on an otherwise powdery palette provided the hues. — Washington Post, "Chanel’s new designer, Viard, unveils couture debut in Paris," 2 July 2019 Sometimes shadows are too dry and chalky or too powdery; this formula is done just right. — Daisy Melamed Sanders, Marie Claire, "Teni Panosian's Red Carpet Look Is Perfect for Your Next Girls' Night Out," 5 Mar. 2018 The mission on the moon then over, astronaut Buzz Aldrin peeked out from the Apollo lunar module onto the powdery grey surface before him, the U.S. flag planted into it — just about the only color as far as the eye could see. — Chabeli Herrera, orlandosentinel.com, "The moon is a graveyard of Apollo astronaut trash. Here’s what we’ll find when we return.," 5 July 2019 Police found an unidentified white and brown powdery substance and what looked like a baggie of marijuana on a table in the room. — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, "Man found dead, possibly of overdose, in hotel room: Brook Park Police Blotter," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'powdery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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