as in submarines
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 grinders
The new collection includes a range of countertop essentials, including stand mixers, coffee/spice grinders, slow cookers, air fryers, rice cookers, blenders, toasters, waffle makers, and more.
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
The sharpening medium can be a small disk, a large wheel (like the one on the Tormek T-1), or a belt (mimicking the large belt grinders often used by professional knife sharpeners).
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Los Dos Molinos gets its name from two chili grinders that were passed down on two sides of a family tree.
—Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Stump grinders are large, specialized equipment with rotating teeth that chew the stump to below ground level.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
His staff features former pros, but lacks grinders, even though records obtained by USA Today as of October 2025 showed 57 coaches and support staff, including a bodyguard.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Footage from museum cameras showed that the two who broke into the ornate Apollo Gallery used grinders to cut into jewelry display cases.
—CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Coffee snobs know that having one of the best coffee grinders in your arsenal is imperative.
—Jack Byram, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
On a Sunday morning two weeks ago, two men parked a movers’ lift outside the Louvre, rode up to the second storey, smashed a window, cracked open display cases with angle grinders, and then fled on the back of scooters driven by two accomplices in a heist lasting less than seven minutes.
—Reuters, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
The sharpening medium can be a small disk, a large wheel (like the one on the Tormek T-1), or a belt (mimicking the large belt grinders often used by professional knife sharpeners).
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Los Dos Molinos gets its name from two chili grinders that were passed down on two sides of a family tree.
—Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Stump grinders are large, specialized equipment with rotating teeth that chew the stump to below ground level.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
His staff features former pros, but lacks grinders, even though records obtained by USA Today as of October 2025 showed 57 coaches and support staff, including a bodyguard.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Footage from museum cameras showed that the two who broke into the ornate Apollo Gallery used grinders to cut into jewelry display cases.
—CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Coffee snobs know that having one of the best coffee grinders in your arsenal is imperative.
—Jack Byram, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
On a Sunday morning two weeks ago, two men parked a movers’ lift outside the Louvre, rode up to the second storey, smashed a window, cracked open display cases with angle grinders, and then fled on the back of scooters driven by two accomplices in a heist lasting less than seven minutes.
—Reuters, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grinders
Noun
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Additionally, the MdCN provides long-range land attack capability from ships and submarines.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Apr. 2026
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Under this standard, countries bordering straits – like Iran and Oman in the case of Hormuz – must also allow overflight and submarines below the surface.—
Elizabeth Mendenhall,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s this Swedish actor, Ernst-Hugo Järegård, who was one of my heroes.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Finally, royal jelly—yet another one of nature’s anti-aging heroes—spurs the production of collagen, thus restoring a youthful bounce to aging skin.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Say goodbye to soggy subs thanks to the Sub Sandwich Container, which protects your sandwich on the go.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The birthday-party snack menu at Melody Lanes in Sunset Park includes six-foot subs ($29 per foot) from Lioni’s nearby.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Grinders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinders. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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