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atomizing

verb

present participle of atomize

as in grinding

to reduce to fine particles this medication for athlete's foot is atomized so that it can be sprayed on from an aerosol can

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Recent Examples of atomizing To accomplish this, Licklider proposed atomizing books into discrete blocks of information — exactly as Otlet had suggested more than half a century before, but now assisted by digital tools rather than index cards. — Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026 The mentality is just one example of how young people in China are reacting and adapting to a fast-changing and often atomizing urban society. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Jan. 2026

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While the left spent all week whining about Sophie Cunningham's hat and firing squad best practices, us PATRIOTS were biding our time, keeping our heads down, and grinding towards another weekend.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
That kind of grinding, directionless uncertainty makes Salesforce an interesting candidate for a neutral, short premium trade.

— Julia Spina, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of grinding

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But the comedian is, of course, looking for ways to make the most out of being a pawn in the crushing game of corporate consolidation.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
That's a statement win for the Wildcats and a crushing defeat for the Wildcats, who have now lost two so far this season.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of crushing

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Many spectators watched pounding waves there at high tide Saturday morning.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Guadagnino has always been skilled in his choice of music (Sufjan Stevens’ alt-pop in Call Me by Your Name, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ pounding EDM in Challengers).

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of pounding

Verb

Scott’s face, in this shot, is a whole novel, disintegrating into tears before being shored up again, eventually rearranged into something resembling a welcoming smile that teeters on the edge of collapse.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
The 110-floor south tower, struck shortly after the north tower by another plane, was disintegrating.

— Diane Herbst, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of disintegrating

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Shiffrin also won the crystal globe in the slalom by beating Camille Rast of Switzerland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Santa Ana officials were investigating Monday after a video circulating on social media appeared to show two police officers throwing a suspect to the ground and beating him.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of beating

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