as in grinding
to reduce to fine particles
eons of incessant pounding by the waves have comminuted the once-rocky shoreline into a bed of fine-grained sand
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Russia's war on Ukraine is a grinding war of attrition.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Reconstruction will be huge The grinding four-year war has devastated Ukraine, which even before the fighting was one of the poorest countries in Europe.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Their answers predicted a crushing rejection of the Roosevelt administration and the triumphant election of Republican Alf Landon and his running mate, Frank Knox.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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The animal crushing law has rarely been charged in this region, according to a review of federal cases filed in the Southern District of Florida.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Dozens of flights between the East Coast and Los Angeles International Airport were cancelled Monday morning due to the blizzard that is pounding a large swath of the nation’s Eastern Seaboard.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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In the meantime, Sarandos has been pounding the drum of more Paramount pain to come.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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As Torquay’s women’s team were beating Gloucester on Sunday, commenters left sarcastic replies under the club’s social media updates.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Bane ballin’ Bane capped off a seven-point first quarter by beating the buzzer with a step-back 3-pointer.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Comminuting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comminuting. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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