as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll ordered a meatball grinder from the beach's concession stand

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Recent Examples of grinder This isn’t one to put in a grinder; use by the stove or on the dinner table. Katie Sullivan Morford, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025 Joe, who has previously enjoyed shoving corpses through a meat grinder, finds this repulsive. Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025 Make quick vinaigrettes and small-batch sauces with the blending shaft, a soft and fluffy whipped cream with the whisk, or lean on the chopper/grinder attachment for speedier slices and dices right inside the attachable bowl. Kelsey Jane Youngman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025 Heavy excavation machines bash giant concrete blocks into more manageable chunks, before grinders pulverize the material into 1- to 3-inch rocks, which can be recycled. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grinder
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Noun
  • The submersible, like a submarine, is meant to take people under water, but is smaller and less self-sufficient than military-grade submarines.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 24 May 2025
  • Ethan dives into the depths of the Arctic ocean to locate the submarine and extract the Entity's source code.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • World Series heroes return to Kauffman Stadium A trio from the 2015 World Series champion Royals made their grand return to playing at Kauffman Stadium, just one week after celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the championship team.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
  • McNeil went to left field after Nimmo came out of the game and got the hero hit in the ninth.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Beloved veterans Hodge and Sharp bring a bottomless well of warmth and affection to Pete and Peggy, and casting glam/nu disco star Shears as a seasoned sub was an inspired choice.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
  • Squishmallow’s on sale at a Fred Meyer grocery store, a sub of Kroger.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Trump fired a tariff torpedo at China — and hit Boeing right between the eyes, writes columnist Michael Hiltzik.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
  • This is Dan McDermott’s big, bold, torpedo bat swing at AMC.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Grinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinder. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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