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 on the Web One thing went in, and something else came out, but, unlike in a coffee grinder, the two processes had nothing to do with each another; the duck’s droppings had been, as Riskin delicately explains, preloaded. Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 This Black and Decker grinder, on sale for $16.99 on Amazon, gets the job done and is easy to use. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024 Freshen things up with glass oil and vinegar dispensers, electric salt and pepper grinders, or a handheld milk frother for those perfect morning coffees. Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2024 People who temporarily put themselves through the grinder to advance their careers or keep up on car or house payments don’t count, either. Chris Woolston, Washington Post, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for grinder 
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Noun
  • The navy's new Columbia class submarine is more than a year behind schedule.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Long ago, an unlucky arthropod was buried alive in a submarine landslide.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • However, the Dodgers didn’t give Buehler that chance on Monday, allowing the World Series hero to test the open market.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
  • With seven pennants in 11 seasons as manager of the Homestead Grays, Harris was one of the unsung heroes of the Negro Leagues.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In August, the two companies announced an extension to their current agreement so that all Canal+ subs can access Paramount+ free of charge.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Customers in Chicago, Dallas, Miami, and New York City who bought a footlong sub were able to snag a free footlong cookie as part of the preview, the company said.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • This is a function of the inherent difficulty of defending against incoming ballistic missiles traveling at several times the speed of sound, not to mention dealing with stealthy cruise missiles and underwater torpedoes.
    Elbridge Colby, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
  • One of the Northern Fleet’s submarines had sunk, in 1989, and hadn’t been salvaged; its reactor lay at the bottom of the Norwegian Sea, along with two torpedoes with nuclear warheads, corroding in salt water.
    Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024

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“Grinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinder. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.

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