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
Offense was hard to come by, though — neither side cracked triple-digit scoring, and the series closeout was a 78-77 grinder.
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Esfandiar Baraheni,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Of course, there's a full minibar, snacks and a fancy coffee machine complete with a grinder.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Nuriev’s miniature poodle Mishka perked up when chefs began feeding strips of raw duck into a big industrial grinder.
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Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
29 May 2026
So Smith started a lawn-mowing business, worked for his parents’ excavation company, saved up, and bought a grinder.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for grinder
Esfandiar Baraheni,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Of course, there's a full minibar, snacks and a fancy coffee machine complete with a grinder.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Nuriev’s miniature poodle Mishka perked up when chefs began feeding strips of raw duck into a big industrial grinder.
—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
29 May 2026
So Smith started a lawn-mowing business, worked for his parents’ excavation company, saved up, and bought a grinder.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for grinder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grinder
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Norway has launched the first expedition of its new robot submarine capable of diving nearly 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) below the ocean surface in a major step toward mapping its deep-sea regions.
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Filling a National Battle Depot with spare parts (or even spare modules--like a few spare bows or bow domes for Virginia Class submarines) will force the PAEs to really exercise their new authorities.
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As the inscription had been damaged, researchers couldn’t decipher whether this tablet had cursed four slaves or whether four slaves had cried out to the Egyptian gods and demi-heroes, who knows?
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The kingdom and its press and thus the world could see the war hero and his monarch inextricably bound by allegiance to Britain.
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In the different sub-categories, Utah has the lowest percentage of smoking adults, and low poverty and food insecurity rates.
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The seasonal produce—refreshing watermelon, ripe peaches, sweet silver queen corn, juicy heirloom tomatoes; pub subs on the beach; and anything coming off the grill.
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Their weapons usually include torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, and, in some cases, land-attack cruise missiles.
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Considerations when choosing swimming pool dive toys Design Popular designs for swimming pool dive toys include sticks, rings, balls with tails, and torpedoes.
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“Grinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinder. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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