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adjective

Definition of millednext
as in pulverized

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milled

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verb

past tense of mill
as in crushed
to reduce to fine particles a demonstration of how dried kernels of corn were milled in colonial times

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  1. pounded
  2. ground
  3. beat
  4. disintegrated
Verb
  • Washington got pounded by Iowa in its most recent game and managed just 18 points in a loss to Rutgers on the same field where the Bruins nearly doubled that total against the Scarlet Knights.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
  • More strikes pounded Gaza on Saturday.
    Adam Schreck and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of pounded
Adjective
  • Makes: 4 servings Ingredients: 1 spaghetti squash, any size Olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper Instructions: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Israel also sent ground troops into southern Lebanon to target Hezbollah’s infrastructure and weaponry.
    Omar Tamo and Omar El Chmouri / Bloomberg, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of ground
Verb
  • Eagles 27, Rams 24 Sam Farmer’s pick: The Eagles have a lot of ways to beat you on offense — especially with Barkley — and their defense is swarming.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Industrials sector including UPS, UNP, and CAT, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of beat
Verb
  • With that, another Carlson lie disintegrated.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • However, the super sacks that contained the product had disintegrated.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of disintegrated
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