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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Greeting guests out front is a historic bell that had once hung at Tom’s grandfather’s grist mill in Greenville, Georgia.
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
For Ephron, any experience, no matter how silly or tragic, was grist for the mill.
—Ariela Gittlen, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Dunlap’s recovery was grist for Replacements members Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars to reunite under their name the first time in more than 20 years to lead the Songs for Slim benefit album.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
The grist mill will be relocated to the Carroll County Farm Museum.
—Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 3 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
For Ephron, any experience, no matter how silly or tragic, was grist for the mill.
—Ariela Gittlen, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Dunlap’s recovery was grist for Replacements members Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars to reunite under their name the first time in more than 20 years to lead the Songs for Slim benefit album.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
The grist mill will be relocated to the Carroll County Farm Museum.
—Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Grist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grist. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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grist
noun
: grain to be ground or already ground
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