pulverize
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Synonyms & Antonyms for pulverize
Synonyms
annihilate, cream, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, do in, extinguish, nuke, pull down, raze, rub out, ruin, shatter, smash, tear down, total, vaporize, waste, wrack, wreck
Antonyms
build, construct, erect, put up, raise, rear, set up
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Likewise, grind or pulverize seeds, dried flowers, peppercorns and other spices. — Kara Elder, Twin Cities, "There’s a world of cured fish beyond lox. Here’s what to try and how to make it.," 9 Aug. 2019 His forces clashed with pro-government militias, killing scores of civilians and pulverizing neighborhoods. — Washington Post, "He once attacked Tripoli. Now a Libyan militia leader defends it from another invader.," 20 July 2019 Those sounds were loud and bone penetrating at first, but soon transitioned to pulverizing shockwaves from countless billions of explosions taking place in each of the five most powerful rocket engines ever created by man. — John D'anna, azcentral, "A young engineer trainee found himself at the Apollo 11 launch with Barry Goldwater," 16 July 2019 Land fossils are much more likely to have been pulverized by changing climates and erosion long before paleontologists could have chanced upon them. — Peter Byrne, Quanta Magazine, "Early Life in Death Valley," 24 Apr. 2014 With egusi, the recommendation is fufu — pulverized yam with the buttery smoothness of mashed potatoes. — Los Angeles Times, "Nigerian jollof rice and other joys at Mid-City’s Aduke African Cuisine," 25 July 2019 The storms pulverized the region's electricity grid and folks in some parts of Wisconsin were still without power as of Thursday. — Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Weekend looks to be warm and mostly sunny to start out with thunderstorms possible by Sunday," 25 July 2019 Modist pulverizes theirs and sends the mash through a cutting-edge, accordion-like mash filter, the likes of which is usually only seen in very large scale brewing. — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, "Even beer nerds can learn something on a Bitter Minnesota brewery bus tour," 10 July 2019 Drugs, faddish 1980s’ production aesthetics, the mystifying inclusion of inferior songs, and a protracted recording process during which a frustrated Petty pulverized his hand melded together to create a record with a deep identity crisis. — Michael Washburn, Longreads, "Tom Petty’s Problematic Album Southern Accents," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pulverize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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