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as in to destroy
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
buildings pulverized by a killer tornado
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Recent Examples of pulverize
In his very first at-bat of the spring, the 6-6 slugger pulverized a pitch from Detroit Tigers reliever Mason Englert, pulling it 470 feet in an impressive display of his left-handed power.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
Adams gives Charlene the loving, loyal heart to justify that nice-girl label and the brawn to pulverize it whenever needed.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
After scraping the walls of the mug, the scientists pulverized the resulting sample and determined a recipe of sorts based on the substances that had stained the cup with overlapping residues.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
Save for a few exceptions, the NBA's middle class also got pulverized in free agency this past offseason.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
Adams gives Charlene the loving, loyal heart to justify that nice-girl label and the brawn to pulverize it whenever needed.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
After scraping the walls of the mug, the scientists pulverized the resulting sample and determined a recipe of sorts based on the substances that had stained the cup with overlapping residues.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
Save for a few exceptions, the NBA's middle class also got pulverized in free agency this past offseason.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulverize
Verb
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Baldoni countersued, accusing Lively, Reynolds and Sloane of seeking to destroy his career.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Many other belongings from his tomb are believed to have been relocated due to the flooding that destroyed it.—
Francesca Aton for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2025
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During the depths of the pandemic, Las Vegas’ blindingly bustling main boulevard jerked to a grinding halt that highlighted the unconventional traits of the world’s biggest entertainment mecca — like how the grand doors to Sin City’s extravagant resorts are never closed nor unstaffed.—
Leena Tailor,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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No Ukrainian officials were present at the meeting, which came as the beleaguered country is slowly but steadily losing ground against more numerous Russian troops in a grinding war that began nearly three years ago.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Crimson Tide have won their last seven games, most recently demolishing Texas 103-80 on Tuesday.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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While exploring the basement of a building slated to be demolished for the upcoming office tower, the scientists unearthed the remains of what once served as the foundation of a two-story building, nearly as large as an Olympic swimming pool.—
Sophia Compton,
Fox News,
14 Feb. 2025
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The study found that a hypothetical investor with even the worst market timing crushed the returns of one who stayed in cash between 2003 and 2022.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Soto crushed a 426-foot home run to center field off the Houston Astros’ Colton Gordon in the bottom of the first inning to put New York ahead 1-0.—
Jenna West,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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In Mexico, a period of relative calm was shattered with the killing of five journalists as gangs and political groups clashed ahead of the June 2024 election.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
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Officers recovered 15 9 mm shell casings from a Jan. 28 afternoon skirmish involving four people in a store parking lot in the 8300 block of Roberts Road that sprayed bullets into a car, shattering the rear windshield and flattening two tires, police said.—
Dennis Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Musk pounded his chest and raised his right arm in an angular motion while giving his speech.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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That involved Shorrock and a few others pounding posts in the ground, putting up heavy metal fencing and twisting metal ties together.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ancient people weren't about to let these pests ruin their crops or their lives.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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The film ends with Ross going full Red Hulk in the White House Rose Garden (oops), nearly ruining his legacy (Sterns’ real prize) and ultimately forcing him to admit his wrongdoing, give up his office, and head to The Raft to serve an undetermined amount of time in the floating prison.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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On Saturday, Nets center Nic Claxton repeatedly beat him up the floor, which gave Brooklyn advantage situations in the halfcourt.—
Tony Jones,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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That would handily beat IBM’s 1993 purge of 60,000 workers, thought to be the largest corporate layoff in U.S. history.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Pulverize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulverize. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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