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as in routine
an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
shuttling the kids between extracurricular activities is all part of the suburban drill
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as in to pierce
to make a hole or series of holes in
the nerve-jangling sound when a dentist drills a tooth
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as in to shoot
to strike with a missile from a gun
drilled the target from 100 yards away
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Recent Examples of drill
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Finally, schools need to build community trust by explaining how the technology works and preparing students and parents for what to expect during drills or emergencies.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Inter Miami took a 1-0 lead right before the first half whistle when Tadeo Allende leaped and drilled in a header off a perfect cross from Jordi Alba.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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Noun
India deployed the submarine rescue mother ship INS Nistar for the drill.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Finally, schools need to build community trust by explaining how the technology works and preparing students and parents for what to expect during drills or emergencies.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
After junior Zander Govostes drilled a 22-yard field goal to push Xaverian’s lead to 10-0 later in the frame, Springfield Central (2-1) answered.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Inter Miami took a 1-0 lead right before the first half whistle when Tadeo Allende leaped and drilled in a header off a perfect cross from Jordi Alba.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drill
Noun
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Dog day care provides a safe environment that helps establish a consistent routine.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Clinicians should build integration routines, debriefs, journaling and check-ins into their workflows so that transformation is sustainable.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Crews could be seen Thursday morning conducting training exercises in vacant residential buildings, including on the roof of one structure and in the windows of another, in the Valentine neighborhood just east of Southwest Trafficway.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Brisk Walking Walking is gentle, low-impact, and excellent for exercise beginners or seniors.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And the day in, day out grind and all.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement All of that was just the physical grind.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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If your plants are failing to bloom or producing very few flower buds, adjust your cultural practices.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Moody has been dedicating her practice to helping clients navigate the AI space and counsels nearly a dozen generative voice and audio AI companies.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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The center will close for two weeks for staff training and classroom updates.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Dayforce will today release its annual pulse survey of roughly 7,000 workers in six countries, showing that 71% of workers have not received AI training in the past year—even though 63% of workers say developing such skills is important.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Drill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drill. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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