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
Now came the machines—the gig mills with their cold metal rollers and the shearing frames that needed just one man turning a crank, like an organ grinder playing a funeral march for an entire way of life.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Items found on the protesters included food, an electric grinder, hammers, crowbars, chisels, screwdrivers, goggles, numerous straps and cables.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Heavy Equipment Stump grinders are specialized equipment that are not common in the homeowner's garage.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
It was built by moonshiners, mechanics, grinders, and geniuses who knew that winning meant everything.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Items found on the protesters included food, an electric grinder, hammers, crowbars, chisels, screwdrivers, goggles, numerous straps and cables.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Heavy Equipment Stump grinders are specialized equipment that are not common in the homeowner's garage.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
It was built by moonshiners, mechanics, grinders, and geniuses who knew that winning meant everything.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grinder
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Reckoning has touted a stunt that involved Cruise scuba-diving inside a massive water tank used to film the interior of a submarine that could tilt and rotate 360 degrees.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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In November 1917, the vessel was sailing near Dodman Point when it was torpedoed by a German submarine.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Harvard’s heroes in this fight are President Reagan, Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist, and Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The film follows Juan Debré (Peretti), an actor who’s spent a lifetime playing the hero in a TV series while remaining detached from his own identity.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
12 May 2025
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Its sub bread is also so beloved, some customers just come in and purchase loaves freshly delivered from New York.—
Katie Black,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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In addition, Hulu subs rose by 1.1 million, to 54.7 million in the quarter.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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Fried’s first start was rocky but mostly because the Yankees committed five errors behind him and the defensive miscues were overshadowed by the nine homers in a 20-9 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers that was the precursor to the extensive torpedo bat discussion that even made network news.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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On March 29, the day the Yankees stirred the baseball world into a torpedo bat frenzy, Aaron Judge hit three homers in the first four innings.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Grinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinder. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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