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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One problem with recommendations as the grist for the digital content mill is that there are only so many things to recommend.
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Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
The Hernandez story even became grist for the mill of comedy during the roast of Hernandez’s old teammate, Tom Brady, earlier this year.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
There is plenty of grist, too, as the 2022 pilot discovered.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Therefore, the irrelevant content is grist for the chain-of-thought mill of o1.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
The Hernandez story even became grist for the mill of comedy during the roast of Hernandez’s old teammate, Tom Brady, earlier this year.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
There is plenty of grist, too, as the 2022 pilot discovered.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Therefore, the irrelevant content is grist for the chain-of-thought mill of o1.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Grist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grist. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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grist
noun
: grain to be ground or already ground
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