1
a
: grain or a batch of grain for grinding
b
: the product obtained from a grist of grain including the flour or meal and the grain offals
2
: a required or usual amount
3
: matter of interest or value forming the basis of a story or analysis
4
: something turned to advantage or use
—used especially in the phrase grist for one's mill
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That Miyazaki’s lifework is now grist for the generative-A.I. mill might be not only an insult but a copyright infringement.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 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
The grist mill, where townspeople would grind wheat into flour, is closed, with boards across the entryway.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
This in turn produced even more outraged reactions on social media, which were then used as grist for blog posts about the controversy.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 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
The grist mill, where townspeople would grind wheat into flour, is closed, with boards across the entryway.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
This in turn produced even more outraged reactions on social media, which were then used as grist for blog posts about the controversy.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grist
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“Grist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grist. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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grist
noun
: grain to be ground or already ground
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