Thesaurus results for GRINDER

grinder

noun

ˈgrīn-dər

Definition of grinder

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 Orders for mobile phone screens and digitizers soared 185%, demand for coffee grinder replacement parts rose 92%, and TV replacement stands and legs charged up 74%. — Vidhi Choudhary, Fortune, 7 July 2026 This price for a fourth-line grinder would have once been laughed at. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Truly excellent drip coffee makers for the multiple mugs a day crowd from Technivorm, coffee grinders from Oxo, and travel cups from Zojirushi. — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 June 2026 Bungie also then nerfed Cradle progression so players felt the ladder had been pulled up from behind the early grinders. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for grinder

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As if to underscore this point, China chose July 6—the day before the NATO summit began in Ankara—to test and fire a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine, which landed in the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone.

— Huong Le-Thu, Time, 22 July 2026
At the time, the weakest links in the Allied supply chain were the convoys moving across the Atlantic, Pacific, and North Sea that were vulnerable to Axis submarine attacks.

— David Szondy July 21, New Atlas, 22 July 2026

Definition of submarine

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Ospreay tells Omega not to play the hero and to tag him in if needed, with Omega returning the sentiment.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
But the unexpected hero of the night was Preston Plambeck, a homegrown player who came off the bench and scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute, finishing off a rebound for his first MLS goal.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of hero

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These examples are meant to convey the richness of the movie podcast genre, and also to reinforce the unique skill of the podcasting to reach into sub-genres like vampire movies and cultivate a small yet enthusiastic audience.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The thrilling action series follows an unassuming bank manager and single dad named Kim (So Ji-sub).

— Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026

Definition of sub

Noun

Its Virginia Payload Module gives it a large and well-defined cruise-missile capacity, while its torpedo tubes can launch Mk 48 heavyweight torpedoes.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
The company makes radar and electronic warfare systems, as well as torpedo defense countermeasures.

— Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 July 2026

Definition of torpedo

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