grind away

verb

ground away; grinding away; grinds away
1
: to work or study in a steady, determined way
She was grinding away at her studies.
2
: to remove (a part of something) by rubbing something rough against it
He uses a special tool to grind away the stone.

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Then Palos Verdes started to grind away in the second half, with Weston Reis doing some power running to support Rakowski and Flowers. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 But it’s lost on these boys, whose youth has been ground away by the drug trade’s meaningless brutality. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026 An autonomous agent that grinds away for two days can also be wrong for two days. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 But the humor concealed a relentless dedication that could mean long hours grinding away at stories and challenging sources and story subjects to get at the truth, Morrissey and Herald colleagues recalled. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for grind away

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“Grind away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grind%20away. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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