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
Elsbeth, who could make friends with a pepper grinder, is flailing a little bit in her attempts to connect deeply with her other colleagues.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
French police say the robbers entered the Louvre’s first floor using the Böcker lift, broke open two display cases with a power grinder, and escaped on scooters within ten minutes.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Just last month thieves used a blow torch and an angle-grinder to steal $699,000 worth of gold nuggets from the Paris Natural History Museum.
—Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Laurence des Cars told senators Wednesday that the eastern balcony of the Apollo Gallery, where robbers broke into the building on Sunday using an angle grinder, was not covered by the museum’s aging camera system.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
French police say the robbers entered the Louvre’s first floor using the Böcker lift, broke open two display cases with a power grinder, and escaped on scooters within ten minutes.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Just last month thieves used a blow torch and an angle-grinder to steal $699,000 worth of gold nuggets from the Paris Natural History Museum.
—Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Laurence des Cars told senators Wednesday that the eastern balcony of the Apollo Gallery, where robbers broke into the building on Sunday using an angle grinder, was not covered by the museum’s aging camera system.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grinder
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All three nuclear powers have established their own nuclear triad, consisting of ICBMs, submarines armed with ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft, which ensure their forces can survive a first strike and retaliate, thereby deterring a nuclear attack.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The agency is responsible for overseeing thousands of warheads that are not currently deployed on missiles, bombers and submarines.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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On Monday, he was posthumously named a national hero of Indonesia – prompting protests from human rights groups and victims who decried the award as whitewashing a repressive regime that left hundreds of thousands dead, according to historians.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The myth of Revere, the individual hero, the consummate voice of warning rising up against the odds, has become ingrained in the American zeitgeist, twisting its way through social movements, pop songs and marketing campaigns for more than a century.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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But the volume and intensity of the songs—with thumping sub-bass and lightning-crack drums—were visceral.—
Daniel Dylan Wray,
Pitchfork,
5 Nov. 2025
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The shop brings the soul of Long Island’s incredible deli culture upstate, with a menu packed with hot Italian heroes, cold subs, and bagel breakfast sandwiches.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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The autonomous submarine then moved further into the sea before launching the torpedo.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has given state awards to the developers of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon underwater torpedo, the latest signal in what analysts have cast as efforts by the Kremlin to discourage the West from supporting Ukraine.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Grinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinder. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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