as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles
a demonstration of how dried kernels of corn were milled in colonial times
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Related Stories For mill use, the largest changes are for China (-500,000 bales to 36.5 million), India (+500,000 to 26.0 million), Bangladesh (+200,000 to 8.5 million), Turkey (+400,000 to 7.5 million), Vietnam (+300,000 to 8.0 million), and Brazil (+200,000 to 3.5 million).
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
Fatima Abdulkarim, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The Drake-ish jam is bound to ruffle purist feathers for employing Whitley as a chipmunk chorus on an R&B-trap ode to milling around Miami bars looking for a hookup.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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Noun
Chicago and Northwest Indiana formed an industrial hub then with plentiful factory jobs in everything from the steel mills behind the buildings making up the city's iconic skyline to car factories assembling the Fords cruising along Lake Shore Drive.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Related Stories For mill use, the largest changes are for China (-500,000 bales to 36.5 million), India (+500,000 to 26.0 million), Bangladesh (+200,000 to 8.5 million), Turkey (+400,000 to 7.5 million), Vietnam (+300,000 to 8.0 million), and Brazil (+200,000 to 3.5 million).
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
Verb
The footage showed that the shooting began as officials milled around conducting interviews with journalists, several of them with their backs turned to the soldiers.
—Fatima Abdulkarim, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The Drake-ish jam is bound to ruffle purist feathers for employing Whitley as a chipmunk chorus on an R&B-trap ode to milling around Miami bars looking for a hookup.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mill
Noun
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Set in the garment factories of Delhi, Anuja tells the story of a gifted nine-year-old girl who is offered the rare opportunity to attend school — forcing her to make a life-altering decision that will shape her and her sister’s futures.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 May 2025
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In this cognitive factory, serious thought has gone into best practices.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Since Hamas’s devastating attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel’s large-scale response, pro-Palestinian protests spread across the United States, including at Israeli consulates and college campuses, during the grinding conflict in Gaza.—
Adam Goldman,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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That impacts many young players like Pak, who are grinding, just trying to survive on tour.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
Noun
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The soil microorganisms consume and process the sugar, mineralizing nitrogen and other nutrients to fertilize plants.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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The North River plant is unique in that the roof of the building houses the Riverbank State Park, which has swimming pools, sports fields, a skating rink and restaurant.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Thirty minutes later, Combs was pounding on the apartment door with a hammer, Morgan said.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Ahead of the Europa League semi-final, Postecoglou spoke to his players about the Stonecutter’s Credo (also known as pounding the rock), an allegory for persistence even when progress may not be visible.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Noun
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There are four new shops for guests to explore after a day of dragon training — Viking Traders, How to Treat Your Dragon, Hiccup’s Workshop and Toothless’ Treasures.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Emily Anne Fernandez, 29, a manager at the Arts District’s Concierge Coffee who buys Couplet’s matcha wholesale for her shop, spent her free time in Couplet’s patio producing music on her laptop.—
Jean Trinh,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
Verb
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After collapsing under the weight of 130 points in a crushing Game 4 loss, Tom Thibodeau’s squad regrouped and unleashed an inspired performance at that end of the court to fend off elimination.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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Ulta Beauty — The beauty retailer’s shares rallied 9% after the firm raised its annual profit forecast and crushed expectations with its quarterly results.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Pallets of jurema bark, powdered and shredded, in a storage room at one of Akasha Song’s production facilities.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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Makeup patted him down—he’d worked up a coat of sweat during the setup—and powdered him up; the costumer threw his shirt on him.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The men beat 27-year-old Chin with a baseball bat, cracking his skull.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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Madrid were soundly beaten 5-1 on aggregate by Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mill. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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