as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles
a demonstration of how dried kernels of corn were milled in colonial times
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Recent Examples of mill
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Instead, these errors have been grist for the mill for those who are making hay of AI while the sun shines on its promise.
—Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
Augustina and Blessing are proof of that, milling outside the prison walls, caught between madcap laughter and wails of pain — the polarities of grief.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Jason Brochu, co-president of Pleasant River Lumber in Maine, told CNN earlier this month that his two mills in the Pine Tree State are running at 60% capacity.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Instead, these errors have been grist for the mill for those who are making hay of AI while the sun shines on its promise.
—Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
The siding and framing feature wood milled in Ben's own Scotsman Manufacturing workshop.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
Augustina and Blessing are proof of that, milling outside the prison walls, caught between madcap laughter and wails of pain — the polarities of grief.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mill
Noun
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More than 40% of its factories are outside of East Asia, including nine in Honduras and seven apiece in Canada, Guatemala and Nicaragua.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Short answer: because most of it is coming directly from factories in China, skipping the usual retail markups.—
Francesca Krempa,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Now, Lionel Messi and Miami have ground to make up on their home pitch.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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On TV and in real life, the bastards were grinding us down.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Flowering in nearly every color of the rainbow, the vibrant and often bi-color blooms are self-cleaning, so there is no need to deadhead plants to keep them blooming.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2025
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Their main food sources are energy-rich liquids, such as the honeydew produced by insects like scale bugs and mealybugs and nectar secreted from specialized glands on plants.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The show follows Richards pounding the pavement in every shot as he is violently hunted.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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That leaves us with Tim, STILL pounding the pills and booze.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While the shop mostly serves the actors in theatrical productions, the shop also provides rentals for a variety of occasions, including theme parties, Halloween, and special events.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Sacramento doughnut shop received a red placard and temporarily closed its doors after inspectors discovered that a toilet was inoperable.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The other wildcard for Apple is what Europe will do in the form of retaliatory measures for what Trump announced last Wednesday evening that crushed the stock market on Thursday and Friday.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Atlanta Braves were recently dealt a crushing blow when outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for 80 games after testing positive for PEDs.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Standing in front of black and white curtains, Abuja Area Mama powders her face.—
Damisola Sulaiman,
The Dial,
20 Feb. 2025
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Soot blew in through gaps and cracks, sneaked under doors and snowed down from vents, homeowners said, powdering their carpets, closets, couches, pillows and quilts.—
Jack Healy,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Her defense has raised the possibility that someone else beat him to death and left him in the cold.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Her decision to turn down the Apple beat at the Journal in 2007, the year the iPhone was released, in order to pursue an M.F.A. in fiction propels an exploration of how much human creativity depends on the ideas and labor of others.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mill. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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