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powder

[pau-der] / ˈpaʊ dər /
NOUN
fine, loose grains made by crushing a solid
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“An area could have an above-average winter but if you visit during a dry spell, you might not catch the powder days you’re hoping for,” Smith said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

They then classified the additions into several categories, including dairy milk, half-and-half, dairy cream, non-dairy milk, non-dairy creamer, sugar/syrup, sugar substitutes, and other ingredients such as alcohol and cocoa powder.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Shopping for creatine: Creatine is available in powder, capsule, liquid and even energy bar form.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Packages containing white powder led to the evacuation of election offices in Louisiana and Oklahoma this week.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

A minute later, he returned to the cave to take along the flask of blue powder.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el


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