pulverizing

verb

present participle of pulverize
1
as in destroying
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of buildings pulverized by a killer tornado

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2
as in grinding
to reduce to fine particles pulverize the cement into dust for reuse

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Recent Examples of pulverizing According to a new study, this effect is gradually pulverizing the asteroids that make up the belt. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 The ground game was pulverizing, as Hardy and Roberts turned defenders into trampolines all game long. — Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025 The war film is also his sweetest, most tender effort to date, surprising given his penchant for emotionally pulverizing twists and turns. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026 The garbanzos are sometimes roasted before pulverizing, lending the yellow powder a richer, nuttier taste. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 25 June 2026 But the biggest beef to be had is in Sarnoski’s insistence to bludgeon us with pulverizing violence, which grows tiresome and repetitive in the carnage-spewing initial 30 minutes. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 No previous American leader could plausibly have presided over the scene of a tattooed Brazilian fighter in a black cowboy hat and Lycra shorts running out of the White House, saluted by honor guards, with the intent of pulverizing another human being. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026 After pulverizing Gaza so relentlessly that a country founded in the shadow of the Holocaust was judged by experts as complicit in genocide, Israel’s military and intelligence apparatus also struck out elsewhere—Lebanon, Yemen, Iran, Syria. — Karl Vick, Time, 11 Oct. 2025 Among other curiosities were Matthew Howard and Joseph Pereira cheerfully pulverizing Philip Glass’ Fantasy Concerto for Two Timpanists and Orchestra, as well as Boris Allakhverdyan suavely ghosting jazz legend Artie Shaw in his Clarinet Concerto. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulverizing
  1. destroying
  2. grinding
  3. demolishing
  4. crushing
  5. shattering
  6. pounding
  7. ruining
  8. beating
Verb
  • Mexican fruit flies are one of the world’s most destructive pests when laying their eggs, destroying or damaging fruit such as apples, grapefruits, avocados, peaches and pears, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
    — Kori McNair, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • But Blue Origin suffered a major setback in May when one of its New Glenn rockets abruptly exploded on the launchpad, destroying vital infrastructure that will take months to rebuild.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of destroying
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  • The hike includes the park’s east side on the Grasslands Trail, which leads to a Kumeyaay grinding rocks site and the scenic Old Mission Dam overlook.
    — Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026
  • Those particles may have been grinding in the joint, causing mechanical wear on the cobalt-chromium femoral head that released cobalt into the surrounding tissue and bloodstream.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of grinding
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  • Digital Realty already began demolishing the inside of the building, so Gray believed the agreement was set.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026
  • But everyday people expressed their political outrage time and again, throwing rocks at and demolishing the houses of government officials, torching the king’s ships and forts and, eventually, marching to battle.
    — Robert Parkinson, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
Definition of demolishing
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  • But apparently, not even a crushing soccer loss could compete with the power of American hospitality.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Australia reigned supreme in the T20 World Cup final with a crushing seven-wicket victory over England, completed with 17 balls to spare in front of a Lord’s crowd of 28,887, a record for women’s cricket.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of crushing
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  • SoCal’s housing market growth SpaceX’s record-shattering IPO has unleashed a wave of high-end home shoppers poised to reshape Southern California’s already tight coastal housing markets.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • At the very least, the attacks have brought the war home even more poignantly for millions of Russians, shattering Putin’s narrative of the conflict as something that doesn’t affect the lives of ordinary people in his country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of shattering
Verb
  • America is better when Paul Skenes is embarrassing hitters with Livvy in the stands pounding Miller Lites.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The heart-pounding encounter ended with the calf reunited with its mother, dramatic photos on a cellphone — and the couple continuing on to catch brook trout.
    — Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of pounding
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  • After all, plenty of cocktail enthusiasts already complain about mosquitoes ruining a summer evening.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The company was saving a few bucks but ruining its product.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of ruining
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  • El Tri won its first knockout match at a World Cup since 1986, beating Ecuador 2-0 on Tuesday night at the majestic Azteca Stadium packed with 80,824 fans.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • In May, just weeks before the ruling, the athlete won the West Virginia Class AAA girls’ shot put state championship with a throw of 38 feet, 11¾ inches, beating the runner-up by just over two feet.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of beating

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