grinders

plural of grinder
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 New items this year include pickle pies, apple donut ham grinders, mango sticky rice refreshers and longanisa cheese curd lumpia. Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026 Robert Mynatt, the roastmaster at Volcanica Coffee, says that espresso requires an extremely fine grind, one that many home grinders (primarily blade grinders) are unable to evenly and consistently produce. Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026 One of those was Louis Sinclair, one of New Zealand’s grinders whose legs were severely damaged in the accident and is still facing a long recovery after extensive surgery and ongoing rehabilitation. Andrew Rice, New York Times, 25 July 2026 Season in Layers Adjacent to tasting and adjusting, seasoning in layers encourages cooks to keep those salt pigs and pepper grinders handy. Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 16 July 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 Actually, these are anything but those same White Sox that wallowed in all that misery the last three years — but rather a team of young, energetic grinders, the product of a near-total roster overhaul by general manager Chris Getz. Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026 Between the metropolitan cathedral and presidential palace, Juan Carlos, one of the city’s many organ grinders, says tourists are starting to arrive from the world over. Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
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Noun
  • Upcoming Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarines come with a price tag of $10 billion apiece.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As submarines continue to become quieter and harder to detect, the ability to rapidly update AI models while missions are underway could help forces respond more quickly to emerging threats.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Halloween of 1981 arrives for the privileged heroes of FX/Hulu’s The Shards.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Growing up, Lee was one of the few Asian heroes Remigio saw represented on screen, and his films quickly became favorites.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • More specifically, those who pre-order or have active Game Pass Ultimate subs can access the test early, from August 6 to 10.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Day 2 Observations With Riley and Rachel both doing just part-time duty, the Brooklyn subs were put into action.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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“Grinders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinders. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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