grind on
phrasal verb
ground on; grinding on; grinds on
: to continue for a long time
—used to describe something unpleasant
The war ground on for many more months.
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Now, unless the LPGA reinstates those 12 points and grants her entry into Q School finals, Popov will be forced to enter Stage II this month or spend 2026 grinding on the Epson Tour, relying on limited LPGA starts through veteran status.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Such incidents have grown more frequent as the Israeli military’s deadly operation in Gaza grinds on.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
There are some shows in Las Vegas where the dancers bump and grind on the stage or on poles or whatever, but show girls are very much the opposite.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
So does Bill Guerin keep grinding on Kaprizov or try to trade him?
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Such incidents have grown more frequent as the Israeli military’s deadly operation in Gaza grinds on.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
There are some shows in Las Vegas where the dancers bump and grind on the stage or on poles or whatever, but show girls are very much the opposite.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
So does Bill Guerin keep grinding on Kaprizov or try to trade him?
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Grind on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grind%20on. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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