grist

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Recent Examples of grist But becoming grist for hot takes is very much not the point. Maya Singer, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025 The pasta is made in-house from flour that’s grown and milled in Pennsylvania from a pre-Revolutionary War grist mill. USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025 There is little doubt that a fishing expedition like this will turn up grist for the online outrage mills — grants to support underwater basketweaving by Native American lesbians and the like. Greg Berman, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025 Upholding this recent high-water mark will be tough, but may the show always seem so effortless under duress, and the nominations relevant enough to give it this much grist. Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grist
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Noun
  • This would allow electricity to be purchased in bulk when the price drops and purchases would be avoided when the price is high.
    David Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
  • Bischoff’s is famous for creating prop animals for films, but now a bulk of its taxidermy requests come from bereaved pet owners.
    Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • The justices’ argument, however, largely hinged on questioning the physician plaintiffs’ right to sue the FDA to restore conditions rather than the substance of the case.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • So far, most of what’s known about the substance’s effects on the brain comes from studies in rats and in cells grown in a lab dish – not in people.
    Lorne J. Hofseth, The Conversation, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • There is also the consideration that some people may completely change their diet from omnivore to vegetarian or vegetarian to omnivore.
    Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
  • However, there are some considerations: Some people may be allergic to zinc oxide.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Starting with 2026 transactions, cost basis details will also need to be reported on the new Form 1099-DA.
    Kevin Akeroyd, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • Ukrainians in Kyiv welcomed the strikes on Russian air bases but were gloomy about prospects for a peace agreement.
    Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • The law was enacted after the deadly 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
  • Maryland banned AR-15s after Sandy Hook shooting Maryland passed its ban after the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, one of the deadliest school shootings in the nation’s history.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Like many who grew up in Southern California, Thrifty ice cream was a staple throughout my youth.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
  • Leopold’s Ice Cream in Savannah, Georgia, has been a Southern staple since 1919, serving up flavors like lemon custard and rum bisque behind a marble soda fountain counter.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • The MySQL course provides practical instruction in building and managing databases, and the OpenAI course introduces the fundamentals of working with machine learning models and APIs.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
  • Conclusion: Back To First Principles The most innovative companies are often those that master the fundamentals.
    Aditi Uppal, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • If wheat is infected during flowering, the fungus colonizes, killing the florets, and kernels don’t develop.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
  • The poisonous kernels are responsible for a significant number of suicides and homicides, particularly in rural areas of South Asia.
    Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2025

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“Grist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grist. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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