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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Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Related Stories For mill use, the largest changes are for China (-500,000 bales to 36.5 million), India (+500,000 to 26.0 million), Bangladesh (+200,000 to 8.5 million), Turkey (+400,000 to 7.5 million), Vietnam (+300,000 to 8.0 million), and Brazil (+200,000 to 3.5 million).
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
M. J. Corey, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
Others milling around the security perimeter near the Capitol Jewish Museum expressed similar concerns.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Noun
Chicago and Northwest Indiana formed an industrial hub then with plentiful factory jobs in everything from the steel mills behind the buildings making up the city's iconic skyline to car factories assembling the Fords cruising along Lake Shore Drive.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Related Stories For mill use, the largest changes are for China (-500,000 bales to 36.5 million), India (+500,000 to 26.0 million), Bangladesh (+200,000 to 8.5 million), Turkey (+400,000 to 7.5 million), Vietnam (+300,000 to 8.0 million), and Brazil (+200,000 to 3.5 million).
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
Verb
In the aftermath of the robbery, Kardashian took her first real retreat from the public eye, reappearing on Instagram three months later to post lo-fi family photos with her then husband, Kanye West, and their kids milling about a middle-class-looking home.
—M. J. Corey, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
Others milling around the security perimeter near the Capitol Jewish Museum expressed similar concerns.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mill
Noun
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Modular means creating housing — either constituent parts or even entire units — in a factory, then fitting them together on site.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2025
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Yet with the old rail factory at Qadam station in disrepair, the know-how to forge, repair, and maintain Ottoman rail is scarce.—
Taylor Luck,
Christian Science Monitor,
6 June 2025
Verb
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While the Bruins took care of some key business in the hiring of new head coach Marco Sturm, the team’s scouting and management staffs have been been grinding through some planning for the future that is just as vital as the next coach.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
6 June 2025
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The nation’s court system has been ground zero for pushback to President Donald Trump’s sweeping conservative agenda, with about 200 lawsuits filed challenging policies on everything from immigration to education to mass layoffs of federal workers.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Constructed from Norwegian spruce with wild plants growing on the roof, the space reflects the movement’s principles of sustainability and local rootedness.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Yank invasive plants in Griffith Park Friends of Griffith Park will host a trail maintenance day from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Such pollutants accumulate on the ocean’s surface near the Tijuana River, and then are released as wave action pounds the water and forms bubbles that burst.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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After the car came to a stop, the video showed, angry Liverpool fans swarmed it again, pounding on its windows and exterior as police rushed to secure the scene.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Besides the café, which occupies about a quarter of the space, the shop is distinguished by its 50 feet of frontage and big, wide windows.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
3 June 2025
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The shop carries a wide range of products: home goods, makeup, Japanese snacks, stationery, fashion accessories and more.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Ulta Beauty — The beauty retailer’s shares rallied 9% after the firm raised its annual profit forecast and crushed expectations with its quarterly results.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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After collapsing under the weight of 130 points in a crushing Game 4 loss, Tom Thibodeau’s squad regrouped and unleashed an inspired performance at that end of the court to fend off elimination.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
Verb
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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
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Makeup patted him down—he’d worked up a coat of sweat during the setup—and powdered him up; the costumer threw his shirt on him.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The men beat 27-year-old Chin with a baseball bat, cracking his skull.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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Madrid were soundly beaten 5-1 on aggregate by Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mill. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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