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as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
don't be such a grind—go out with your friends and enjoy yourself
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as in effort
very hard or unpleasant work
yard work is a real grind
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as in routine
an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
the daily grind of a 50-mile commute was getting old
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as in to rub
to make smooth by friction
after they are ground and polished, these stones can be used for jewelry
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as in to polish
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure
used the finest polishing paper he could to grind down the facets of the diamond before dusting it with a soft cloth
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Recent Examples of grind
Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Being away from home had become a grind, and Marx wanted to raise his kids and get off the road.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 15 May 2025
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
Trump fired Comey in his first administration and the president claimed Comey still has an axe to grind.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 16 May 2025
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Noun
Read: When multilevel marketing met Gen Z Many of the messages that MLMs adopt to reel in workers rely on a central contradiction, criticizing the corporate grind while extolling the free market.
—Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Being away from home had become a grind, and Marx wanted to raise his kids and get off the road.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 15 May 2025
Verb
The Panthers imposed their will on the Toronto Maple Leafs, eventually found the back of the net and kept grinding until the final whistle.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
Trump fired Comey in his first administration and the president claimed Comey still has an axe to grind.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grind
Noun
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Many organisations are using the EU’s framework globally as a benchmark rather than creating their own from scratch.—
Diana Spehar,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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And so Blomfield, who knows how to code, also tried his hand at vibe coding — both to rejig his blog and to create from scratch a website called Recipe Ninja.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Fuller, like many a brilliant nerd, was initially awkward with her peers.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Most of us would settle for Lucozade and a duvet on the settee, but Howe is Newcastle’s king nerd.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The company-wide effort was announced on ABC’s Good Morning America Wednesday.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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Revenue from the Tourist Development Tax, a 6% levy on hotel and other overnight stays, currently is directed by statute to tourism-marketing efforts, the convention center and sports and cultural uses.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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Deliberately cultivate moments of awe in your routine, both with and without AI assistance.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Venus enters Pisces on January 1 and should support your productivity levels, encouraging a fresh perspective on your daily routines.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
Verb
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So in the long run, even somewhere like Oxford won't be rubbing their hands with glee if life is harder for Harvard — because Oxford and Harvard do projects together.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
5 June 2025
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Privately, Musk rubbed a number of senior officials the wrong way during his time in government, and his complaints about a key legislative goal may further agitate his critics in the administration.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
4 June 2025
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For many people, grit – the perseverance and passion for long-term goals – is a virtue.—
Darlingtina Esiaka,
The Conversation,
8 May 2025
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After sweeping aside Monza in their first Coppa Italia outing, their road to the final had not been easier, gritting out an impressive win over Atalanta in the quarterfinals before beating an Empoli side who had eliminated Juventus in the previous round.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Players slid into second with their spikes high (and sometimes even sharpened).—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Still, the global rise of spin dictatorships should sharpen awareness of what is happening in the U.S. Around the world, autocrats have learned to control their citizens by faking democracy.—
Daniel Treisman,
The Conversation,
3 June 2025
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The formal coupes are polished using specialty techniques to reveal a reflective, opalescent finish.—
Maria Conti,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
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Elevated by fluted panels and a duo of discreet storage drawers, its look is polished enough to nimbly complement non-office settings.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
3 June 2025
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“Grind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grind. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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