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 But the story of Oakmont is actually the grinders who’ve gone from fringe candidates to probably on the team. Brody Miller, New York Times, 20 June 2025 Summer is heating up and so are summer side hustles for full-time workers or solo grinders. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 Where to Rent and What to Expect Many major hardware store chains offer online reservations and in-store pickup for everything from stump grinders to rental trucks. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025 Lots throughout the sale range from an assortment of coffee mugs and vintage cups to commercial-grade coffee grinders and espresso machines, as well as a group of three traditional Mr. Coffee machines. Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for grinder
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Noun
  • The security canopy was installed to conceal the submarine from overhead observation.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
  • The submarines use mechanical arms to collect the rocks and special sampling pumps and bags to collect the hydrothermal fluids.
    James F. Holden, The Conversation, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • One of the heroes of the Indiana Pacers run in the NBA Playoffs and coming within one game of winning the NBA Championship will be the Pace Car Driver for the July 27 NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
  • The three Leone Westerns had made Eastwood a youth hero, an emblematic cinematic rebel.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • On June 21, Dortmund subs watched the first half of their match against Mamelodi Sundowns from inside the locker room to avoid the blazing midday 90°F heat in Cincinnati, Ohio, conditions Kovac likened to a sauna.
    George Timms, Time, 18 July 2025
  • Those kinds of advice are valuable in helping to protect vulnerable elders from being forced into a sub standard nursing home, their worst nightmare.
    Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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  • Speaking from the visitor’s dugout at Busch Stadium ahead of Tuesday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals, DeBartolo first acknowledged fan vexation as the Nationals, who are 37-53 and in last place in the National League East, torpedo toward another dismal season.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 9 July 2025
  • Distribution also continues to increase through its network of retailers, including Better Baseball, Hit After Hit, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Bases Loaded; meanwhile, the torpedo bat mania triggered April sales to surge more than 100% versus the prior year.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 July 2025

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“Grinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinder. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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