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noun

ˈmil How to pronounce mill (audio)
Definition of millnext
as in factory
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods a steel mill that remains the town's principal employer

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verb

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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Recent Examples of mill
Noun
The second project is the facility’s walking beam furnace project and will replace existing reheat furnaces within the hot strip mill finishing area, Acker said. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026 However, only a handful of specialized steel mills worldwide have the technology to produce it. — Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
The park features a food truck plaza, where visitors milling about on Friday could grab treats. — Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026 Dean Ferrell is at the farmers market chatting with people and milling around the market. — Saige Miller, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mill
  1. factory
  2. grind
  3. plant
  4. pound
  5. shop
  6. crush
  7. powder
  8. beat
Noun
  • Trial production began in November 2025, and the factory is designed for an annual capacity of 10,000 aircraft modules, with an initial production target of 5,000 units.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In 2024, Ferrara closed the North Chicago Jelly Belly factory and moved all production to a Fairfield, California, plant.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
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Verb
  • But a mulching mower also does a great job of grinding up leaves.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Fallbrook High School has seen numerous momentum swings over the span of time, and just two years after grinding through a winless season, the Warriors were hosting a Friday night playoff game again.
    — Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of grind
Noun
  • The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requires businesses with 75 or more employees to give workers and the state 60 days’ advance notice of plant closures or mass layoffs.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Eco effort Sustainability is woven throughout—from the reverse osmosis water plant producing 400,000 gallons daily to sourcing 80% of restaurant ingredients locally.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of plant
Verb
  • Using the textured side of a meat mallet, gently pound the meat until it’s slightly flattened, creating indentations all over the surface.
    — Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Rain pounded the region on Sunday, and one of the pilots reported icing conditions at a high altitude in communications with air traffic control.
    — David Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of pound
Noun
  • For the inaugural collection, Mosgrave is debuting a new product that’s an extension of one of the shop’s core staples, Mama Teav’s Hot Chili Crisp.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Schommer, who has been learning floral design and sharing her arrangements through an art account, created two bouquets for the shop.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of shop
Verb
  • These stocks have been crushed over the past year and Jim has been saying stay away.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Instead, this is a song about how being utterly enamored turns the person who’s crushing into a maniac.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of crush
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  • The woman’s head of auburn curls, so neatly assembled and without a hair out of place, was flung to the side and her cheek, powdered with rouge, was now as red as a sunset.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • And then Hegseth was off to be powdered and rouged and hair-slicked.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026
Definition of powder
Verb
  • This was the teams’ first meeting at T-Mobile Arena since Arizona beat UCLA in the 2023 Pac-12 tournament final for the second year in a row.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • With quarterback Baker Mayfield going 0 for 3 passing, Tampa Bay beat the Atlanta Falcons, 16-0, producing one of the NFL’s strangest box scores in decades — and winning a game in a manner that had essentially disappeared from modern football.
    — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
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