as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll
ordered a meatball grinder from the beach's concession stand
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Recent Examples of grinder
Unlike other major cities, like New York City, where coffee shops and local delis have coffee cups for a low price, Portlandians embrace coffee culture at home, with nearly one in four owning an electric grinder and more than a quarter using single-cup or pod brewers.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Today, the Nemo Power Tools product line encompasses underwater drills, rotary hammers, angle grinders, reciprocating saws, impact drivers, hull cleaners, and even a 15,000-lumen underwater floodlight.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Inspectors also found droppings on a prep table, in a walk-in cooler, a meat grinder, in the basement and in various areas of the kitchen, including on shelves and the floor.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
My hands slip around the grinder, which tips open.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Today, the Nemo Power Tools product line encompasses underwater drills, rotary hammers, angle grinders, reciprocating saws, impact drivers, hull cleaners, and even a 15,000-lumen underwater floodlight.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Inspectors also found droppings on a prep table, in a walk-in cooler, a meat grinder, in the basement and in various areas of the kitchen, including on shelves and the floor.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
My hands slip around the grinder, which tips open.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grinder
Noun
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With Aegis destroyers, advanced submarines, and F-35 jets, Japan emphasizes naval and missile defense.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Besides naval surface ships, the Tomahawks can also be fired from submarines and land platforms.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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There are streets and parks named for Cuban heroes—from Máximo Gómez, an anti-colonial fighter of the nineteenth century, to Osvaldo Payá, a Christian dissident who died in a suspicious car crash in 2012.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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On the silver screen, Chris Pine has played heart-stopping action heroes.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Market 20175 Telegraph, Brownstown The Market’s version of the Kmart sub is an 8-inch sub with layers of deli meat on an Oakwood Bakery sub roll.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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That is to say that, rather than allowing companies with a major delivery footprint to hire sub-contractors to deliver parcels, those companies would need to bring the drivers on as their own employees.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
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That ship was sunk by six torpedoes and two bombs, according to the National Park Service.—
Genevieve Shaw Brown,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Director Edward Berger designed the experience to evoke visceral tension: rain droplets, torpedo corridors, and claustrophobic realism blur the line between viewer and scene.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Grinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinder. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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