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
This operational ignorance has resulted in a horrific meat grinder of a war with thousands of civilian casualties and still no end in sight.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
On multiple occasions, malfunctions with a grinder pump on the prison property caused large pieces of debris including bed sheets and rags to be released into the city’s sewer system, leading to major downstream clogs and requiring costly emergency repairs, the complaint claims.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
Once peppers are wrinkled and dry, remove stems, cut into small pieces, and turn them into powder with a spice or coffee bean grinder.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Some workers were feeding strips of it into a grinder.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
On multiple occasions, malfunctions with a grinder pump on the prison property caused large pieces of debris including bed sheets and rags to be released into the city’s sewer system, leading to major downstream clogs and requiring costly emergency repairs, the complaint claims.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
Once peppers are wrinkled and dry, remove stems, cut into small pieces, and turn them into powder with a spice or coffee bean grinder.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Some workers were feeding strips of it into a grinder.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grinder
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Milk served as a diving officer aboard a submarine rescue ship during the Korean War.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 June 2025
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Now imagine the same concept applied to the software stack of a surgical robot, an autonomous submarine or a port logistics AI system.—
Frank Jonas,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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In Pixar’s Elio, the eponymous young hero (voiced by Yonas Kibreab) gets his wish of being abducted by aliens, and is promptly treated to all manner of otherworldly sights.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
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Going from local church to being on tour in front of thousands of people overnight was a dream come true and, in the same season, writing with all my heroes.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
17 June 2025
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That marked yet another 12% year-to-year decline for the bundle, which was riding high with 103.3 million subs 13 years ago.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
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The mere appearance of a post on our sub does not represent any endorsement by us.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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More Stories The ideal for submarine commanders is a robot that doesn't need special handling and can be loaded aboard like a torpedo, then launched from a standard torpedo tube and recovered through the same tube after its mission has been completed.—
David Szondy
June 21,
New Atlas,
21 June 2025
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In southwest London’s Royal Bushy Park, a Cold War-era torpedo testing site has been reimagined as a striking six-bedroom home.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
11 June 2025
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“Grinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinder. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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