as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles
the dentist was in the habit of mulling the mercury amalgam in the palm of his hand
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Recent Examples of mull
Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Lutnick is mulling whether to remove that discretion and set a national benchmark, Feinman said, among other options for reforming the program.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Many in the Alawite community are mulling leaving the country or have already done so.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
In a recently disclosure of the full decision, watchdogs also mulled forcing Facebook to separate Marketplace from its social media network entirely.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
This moment could be a fleeting one for the current Bentley Bentayga, as the company mulls the next makeover of this full-size, full-luxe SUV.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Lutnick is mulling whether to remove that discretion and set a national benchmark, Feinman said, among other options for reforming the program.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Many in the Alawite community are mulling leaving the country or have already done so.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
In a recently disclosure of the full decision, watchdogs also mulled forcing Facebook to separate Marketplace from its social media network entirely.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mull
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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And as many as 40% prefer sitting on their duff to exercising.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Be sure to also scour leafy duff, moss, tree roots, and other low-lying areas.—
Matthew Every,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 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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This suggests the amphibians perished in calm waters and were gently buried by layers of fine sediment over time.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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These materials trap sediment, absorb heavy metals, and remove fertilizers, waste, and pollutants before the water is released into the canals and, eventually, Biscayne Bay.—
Courtney Heath,
Miami Herald,
1 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
Noun
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Search and rescue teams were at the scene on Friday using heavy military equipment and excavators to remove silt from the body of water where the vehicle was found on Wednesday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the communities along the Gunpowder River, from Joppatowne and Rumsey Island as well as down past Harewood and Oliver Beach in Baltimore County, the clays and silts continue to foul the waters.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 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
Noun
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The vines are planted in limestone, marl, and clay soils and are situated with eastern and southeastern exposures at altitudes of 750 to 1,000 feet so grapes mature perfectly with the right balance of sugars, acid, and minerality.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2025
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While Vigna La Delizia enjoys south-east exposure and has soils rich in calcareous marl and clay, Vigna La Villa faces due east and features silt, sand, and clay soils.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Mull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mull. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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