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
Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Peterson grew up in the steel mill town of East Chicago, Indiana, but could not help but dream big, driven by a fascination with history and travel.
—Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Whereas SheWolf has become a beacon of Roman cuisine, with its handmade pastas made with grains milled in house, Medusa will draw inspiration from Sicily.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
His priorities in this campaign include reducing property taxes and the mill levy rate, opposing incentives for large apartment complexes and companies, and supporting public safety and local businesses.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Peterson grew up in the steel mill town of East Chicago, Indiana, but could not help but dream big, driven by a fascination with history and travel.
—Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
In Palma, discover the remains of Els Molins, a series of 17th-century windmills that serve as artifacts of a time when Majorca was known for its grain-milling industry.
—Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Whereas SheWolf has become a beacon of Roman cuisine, with its handmade pastas made with grains milled in house, Medusa will draw inspiration from Sicily.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mill
Noun
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Archer already has a factory in Georgia which is designed to build 650 eVTOLs per year, though Goldstein said this could be tripled in the future.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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That’s just one reason why Ukraine wants longer-range missiles – to take the war to targets such as drone factories deep inside Russia.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Worcestershire, dry mustard, and ground red pepper combine with your go-to cheese, for a foolproof party snack.—
Mary Alice Russell,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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Teflon’s nonstick, nonreactive characteristics hinge on its immensely strong carbon-fluorine bonds, but the ball mill can break these bonds apart by grinding them with the sodium metal.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The ProMaster is a versatile commercial front wheel drive cargo or passenger van built in the Saltillo, Mexico assembly plant, and sold in North America by RAM.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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There have been splashy workplace raids like the ones that occurred at a Georgia Hyundai plant and a California legal marijuana farm.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And so the Jays did, piling up one quality at-bat after another, grinding down Snell, pounding the Dodgers’ suspect bullpen.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Its rain has already been pounding parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic for several days, flooding roadways and triggering landslides.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The project’s vision includes restaurants, bars, shops, and event spaces — transforming the historic span into a vibrant public gathering place just steps from the Hy-Vee Arena.—
Neil Nakahodo,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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Today, many of them are occupied by a variety of shops, cafes, and antique markets just waiting to be explored.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Their 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape has aromas of red plum, red raspberry, and crushed violet petals with soft, rounded tannins and flavors of cassis, raspberry, and black plum.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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Next to the nonwoven ends sits a tray of unused beads, some of which have seemingly spilled over and were crushed into dust by footsteps.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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All-mountain skiing is a style of skiing that covers the entire mountain, from groomed trails to powder, bumps, trees, and variable terrain.—
Marina Knight,
Outside,
17 Oct. 2025
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They are dried and powdered, and, depending on the product, extra nitrogen or phosphorus may be added.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Dale Ellis covers the federal courthouse beat for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, reporting on criminal and civil matters that impact Arkansans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Michele Di Gregorio made a stunning double save and was only beaten when a Vinicius Junior shot came back off the post and Jude Bellingham reacted quicker to it than Lloyd Kelly.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mill. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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