as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles
a demonstration of how dried kernels of corn were milled in colonial times
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Recent Examples of mill
Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Responsible sourcing guidelines now require traceability from the very top of the supply chain, starting with farms and mills.
—Chizuru Muko, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The week his Tiny Desk set hit YouTube, the song was milling around outside the top 10 of Adult R&B Airplay, missing in action on Rhythmic and just sneaking into the top 30 of Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
It’s best known for the MASS MoCA, a 19th-century factory mill complex turned modern center for world-class art.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Responsible sourcing guidelines now require traceability from the very top of the supply chain, starting with farms and mills.
—Chizuru Muko, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
The inside was precision-milled to make room for all of the necessary chips and sensors.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The week his Tiny Desk set hit YouTube, the song was milling around outside the top 10 of Adult R&B Airplay, missing in action on Rhythmic and just sneaking into the top 30 of Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mill
Noun
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The company revealed the spacecraft during an event at its factory.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Oct. 2025
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The West Midlands, especially its largest city of Birmingham, was England’s manufacturing heartland for decades before going into a sharp decline in the latter half of the 20th century when factories began to shut down.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And so, to Paris, where the tectonic plates of a historic reshuffling of creative directors is grinding into place.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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The songwriting process for the album’s breakout hit started with the track’s grinding post-chorus breakdown, which Walter had created on a whim.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The nuclear power plant a few miles up the road, which has sat lifeless for over a decade.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Space the plants around 24 inches apart for adequate airflow between them after foliage appears in the spring.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The service itself pulsed with sound with horns blaring, drums pounding and voices rising in song.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Diego Morales Morales pounded pavement over the 12-month period, racking up $10,116 in fuel expenses alone traveling to various counties for meetings and events.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Only three shops in Jerusalem carry the generic beige rolls that bundle, hold and seal.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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In late May, Ludwinski, who opened the pie shop in 2015 on Kercheval in Detroit’s West Village, announced a temporary closure that started June 8.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The drop in the currency has been driven in part by concerns over Milei’s political support ahead of key midterm elections later this month following a crushing defeat in a local vote in Buenos Aires province in early September.—
Nicolle Yapur,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Pinochet promptly reimbursed foreign mining companies, invited in foreign investors, and crushed domestic miners’ unions, moves with long-term ramifications.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As both business owner and head baker — her black chef’s coat is usually powdered with flour, her hands stained with icing — Vee won’t have time this June to participate in the Chicago Pride Parade.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Pallets of jurema bark, powdered and shredded, in a storage room at one of Akasha Song’s production facilities.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Corporate earnings continue to beat expectations, providing enough fuel for the market rally to continue at least until investors parse through third quarter earnings results in the coming months, Teal said.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The rest—including in May 2023, when Nvidia had the biggest positive earnings surprise a company has ever delivered, beating expectations handily and then offering a quarterly revenue forecast that was $4 billion above expectations—is history.—
Jim Cramer,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mill. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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