as in scraping
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
the crash victim gritted his teeth as a way of coping with the pain
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Process until just smooth, 20 to 30 seconds, scraping down sides of blender as needed.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025 -
There are 616 McDonald's restaurants in Ohio, according to the web scraping tool ScrapeHero.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Oct. 2025
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Another aspect to note is that most of the beef coming from Argentina would fall in the lean grinding beef category.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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That hypnotizing aroma may be one thing, but there is actually a science to grinding coffee.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Gritting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gritting. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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