grinding (out)

verb

present participle of grind (out)
as in developing
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort after several years of aborted attempts, the band finally ground out a new album

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grinding (out)
  1. developing
  2. forging
  3. working up
  4. creating
  5. hammering out
  6. working out
Verb
  • StudioCanal and Deadpan Pictures are developing a live-action television adaptation of Katie Kirby’s bestselling The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks book series.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • This independent organization compiles lists of needs for developing communities (think school supplies or clothing), and guests can bring these items from home to give to those in need.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of developing
Verb
  • John only found peace by giving up the ring, turning down the gig, and forging his own path.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Building materials tough enough for these extreme conditions usually demand heavy industrial processing, such as repeatedly rolling or forging hot metal.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of forging
Verb
  • Some have already talked to a parent; others are working up the nerve.
    — Carolyn O'Laughlin, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • While working up the nerve to kill her, Loftis discovers that Ruth is secretly the mother of his late wife Lauren (Meredith Casey), making his son Evan (Kingston Rumi Southwick) the final descendant.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Definition of working up
Verb
  • The startup, founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, is building AI models for creating virtual 3D environments frequently used in humanoid robot development.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • An organization may publish dozens of articles without creating clear relationships among them.
    — Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of creating
Verb
  • Mandel started hammering out the pilot with showrunner Patrick Somerville (the two currently have permission to sell the scripts should another network show interest) but spent most of her days thinking about what her next novel might be.
    — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • However, both sides of the debate left the door open to hammering out a potential compromise in the coming days before either version faces a vote by the full City Council.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of hammering out
Verb
  • Two years of eating brownies and pizza as meals, never working out, and entrepreneurial pressure had snowballed into gastrointestinal reflux disease.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • This pre-season, Jadon Sancho spent time at Flixton FC, working out in private training sessions on the banks of the once busy Manchester Ship Canal.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of working out
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“Grinding (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinding%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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