PULVERIZING Synonyms: 179 Similar and Opposite Words

pulverizing

verb

present participle of pulverize

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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as in grinding

to reduce to fine particles pulverize the cement into dust for reuse

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Recent Examples of pulverizing Portions of its skeleton featured pulverizing bite marks and missing chunks that all bore the hallmark signs of another predatory attack. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 July 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 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 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 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 According to a new study, this effect is gradually pulverizing the asteroids that make up the belt. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025

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Pumping at high speeds creates a suction vortex (upconing) that violently draws heavy sludge into the production stream, fouling piping and destroying surface pumps.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
The tornado wreaked havoc in the village of 1,000 inhabitants, reducing homes to rubble and destroying numerous cars.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

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Its core 1970s grinding yet melodic bluesy approach didn’t shift when synthesizers became the rage in the 1980s or when grunge overtook the rock world in the 1990s.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The strain of ‘climbing the ladder’ The best esports players often have grinding schedules.

— Erica D. Henn, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

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As community members organized marches and protests, Abdeen helped bring a class-action lawsuit against the city, arguing that demolishing the neighborhood would violate residents’ civil rights.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Trump has faced widespread criticism for demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make room for the grand ballroom design.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of demolishing

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Consider each target wounded by crushing knockdowns and then killed by piggy-backers, irrespective of the quality of the quarter.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
The writer compared the collapse of civil society to a boulder rolling downhill, crushing things in its path.

— KANIS LEUNG, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of crushing

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The video shows a customer walking out of Cinnaholic when the girls ride the scooter through the window, shattering the glass.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Wednesday, which was forecast to be the hottest day of the heat wave, brought record-shattering temperatures across the Southland.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of shattering

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For a full breakdown of how to clean your bedding without ruining it, refer to AD's guide on how to wash a comforter.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2026
This allegedly caused the cancellation of school recesses, and also ruining weddings and funerals.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

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