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powder

[pou-der] / ˈpaʊ dər /
NOUN
fine, loose grains made by crushing a solid
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She’s a huge fan of chocolate, coffee and cardamom, so I’ll be baking her a decadent chocolate olive oil cake paired with a spiced whipped cream that calls for more cocoa powder.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Skim-milk powder prices rose to their highest since October 2022 due to strong import demand, while whole-milk powder prices remained broadly stable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

And increasing numbers of people are buying the powder to prepare at home, too.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

"It turns out, these processes not only slowly dissolve hard rocks into regolith, a layer of fine grains or powder as found on the Moon," explains Zieba.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

But they lifted their feet and stepped over my line of protection powder just like everyone else.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce




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