pulverize

Norman’s ability to pulverize the ball off the tee led him to British Open victories in 1986 and 1993, though his near misses were just as memorable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

Heavy excavation machines bash giant concrete blocks into more manageable chunks, before grinders pulverize the material into 1- to 3-inch rocks, which can be recycled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025

Do not pulverize in a machine, just chop fine, then mix with crumbs and coconut in a bowl and set aside.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2024

Why do pebbles pulverize after they leave the comet?

From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2024

I knew she must’ve had a difficult quest, because she didn’t even try to pulverize me.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

In this recipe at Food & Wine, David Chang "pulverizes the kombu to a powder and blends it with softened butter to baste striped bass fillets."

From Salon ● May 14, 2024

And repeatedly charging and discharging the battery typically pulverizes the silicon, killing the battery.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 6, 2022

For Alcaraz, who positively pulverizes the ball, the drop shot plays a different role.

From Washington Post ● May 27, 2022

But in rare instances, “we have seen a failure mode where the core pulverizes and falls back into the hole.”

From Scientific American ● Aug. 12, 2021

Steamed bone pulverizes much finer than raw bone and decays more rapidly in the soil because the fat has been extracted from it.

From The First Book of Farming by Charles Landon Goodrich

Báez, now 23, pulverized the very first pitch he saw as a big-leaguer over the center-field fence, a titanic blast that landed 449 feet away from home plate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Drizzle with the melted butter and olive oil, then toss gently until the cracker pieces are coated but not pulverized.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

Retrieving the bodies from the Palestinian territory was difficult because it had been "pulverized," meaning that specialized equipment would be needed to get them out, they added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025

The 17-year-old from Cross Ash, Monmouthshire, had been racing downhill mountain bikes since he was eight, wanting to "go fast all the time", when he crashed before a race and pulverized one of his kidneys.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025

"What good will a pulverized probe do Watney?"

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Yet Garrett’s ability to rack up sacks in spite of the Browns’ woes makes him an extraordinary outlier among the small club of elite players who specialize in pulverizing quarterbacks into dust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

Instead, regulations centered on coal dust, a separate hazard created by crushing or pulverizing coal rock that also contributes to black lung.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2023

In contrast, corn chips are created by pulverizing corn kernels into a dough, mixing it with water, and subjecting the slurry to intense heat and pressure using an extruder.

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2023

The water’s natural capacity to store carbon can be boosted by pulverizing and adding alkaline rocks such as basalt or limestone.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 14, 2023

Dimple yelled, her voice crashing into him, reaching into his chest, and pulverizing his heart.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon