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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Output of factories has more than doubled since 1979 despite the much lower employment level.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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An employee works on a vehicle crankshaft production line at a factory which produces engine parts in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province on March 14, 2025.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
Verb
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The turmeric roots were chosen carefully and crushed on a sil batta (a traditional flat stone used for grinding), mixed with rosewater and milk, and placed into a ceremonial bowl.—
Sara Hussain,
Vogue,
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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Nissan layoffs: Company to slash another 11,000 jobs, close 7 plants Johnson said the museum now has 13 Model T's from 1914 to 1927 model years.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Yank invasive plants in Griffith Park Friends of Griffith Park will host a trail maintenance day from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Every time my phone rang, my heart started pounding.—
Matt Wolf,
Vulture,
28 May 2025
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After the car came to a stop, the video showed, angry Liverpool fans swarmed it again, pounding on its windows and exterior as police rushed to secure the scene.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
28 May 2025
Noun
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There is certainly no shortage of Union Jack flags in the United Kingdom—the tat shops alone offer up thousands, if not millions—but the one crossing the auction block in London this summer is distinguished by a remarkable history.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 June 2025
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Headquartered in Fairport, New York, Monro Inc., will shutter the shops after reporting a 4.9% decrease in sales in the 2025 fiscal year ended March 29, the company's president and CEO Peter Fitzsimmons announced during its latest earnings report.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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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The Padres beat Keller in early May in Pittsburgh, scoring five runs — four earned — in five innings.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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“Mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mill. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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