Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mill (about or around)
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People come on silent retreat for a week or two at a time and spend most of their days sitting in the Zendo—the meditation hall—facing a wall or tracing walking meditations on the gravel paths that meander through Upaya’s gardens.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Imaginative Neptune meanders into your 11th House of Social Causes, encouraging kinder connections — the sort of relationships that further creative endeavors and amp up hopefulness.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Federal agents are currently roaming cities under the ruse of going after murderers and rapists but are instead pulling anyone who doesn't fit their idea of what an American looks like out of cars, homes and schools using thuggish methods.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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Instead, Berke urged the commission to eliminate the practice of allowing customers to roam the street with cocktails in hand.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Her third album, which is self-titled, is a document of wandering.—
Marissa Lorusso,
Pitchfork,
26 Jan. 2026
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This meant that the MQ-20 could fly aggressively without the danger of wandering into restricted civilian airspace or high-threat corridors.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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The committee floated a proposal to implement new requirements for where these businesses can be built in relation to each other, and to strengthen pre-existing requirements.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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His administration is also buying housing bonds and floated the idea of a 50-year mortgage in an effort to bring down the cost of homeownership.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Writers, especially when roving in packs at writers’ conferences and readings, can get a little name-droppy about their agents.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Nearby, buyers from British retailers such as Asos, Barbour, Next and Marks & Spencer, tried their hand at spinning cashmere roving into yarn or learned how to sew on a ruffle made from scrap fabric.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Giants might even kick around the idea of signing Luis Arraez, a 28-year-old contact-hitting savant who is a defensive liability and hasn’t played second base full-time since 2023.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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One of the things that have been kicked around is a one-time 5% tax on billionaires.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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In fact, Ross typically hides from no one, usually strolling through the locker room to make his exit.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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Spend an afternoon strolling the historic town square, then be sure to snag a seat for dinner at Miss Mary Bobo’s, a former boarding house that now serves family-style Southern comfort feasts across nine dining rooms on three floors.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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Astronomers have detected simple organic molecules drifting through interstellar clouds and preserved in meteorites and comets, indicating that biologically important compounds can form in space and be delivered to planetary surfaces.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Roadways are hazardous due to accumulated, blowing and drifting snow and roads may be icy.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Mill (about or around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mill%20%28about%20or%20around%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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