Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mill (about or around)
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However, choices were made, and the pic’s pacing remained meandering, along with extra characters who didn’t drive the plot forward (Gyllenhaal’s husband Peter Sarsgaard as the detective alongside Penélope Cruz).—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2026 -
As countless folk songs and movies make clear, America’s small towns are great places to explore on long, meandering road trips.—
Sarah Cahalan,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Elephants and forest buffalos roam the shores, while the area is renowned for its seasonal leatherback turtle sightings and brilliant bird life.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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The news offers a preview of how Starlink Mobile could enable subscribers to roam internationally by using SpaceX’s constellation of orbiting satellites.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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Locals consistently rave about FIG and Leon’s Oyster Shop, though wandering around aimlessly—especially on the city’s lively King Street—is part of the fun, too.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Memories of the late David Crosby calmly wandering about, checking the performances going on while waiting to play his set, or watching Cuban singer and guitarist Eliades Ochoa, of Buena Vista Social Club fame, enjoying a quiet moment with his family and having an ice cream, come to mind.—
Fernando Gonzalez,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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The 80-foot-long grinning behemoth floating in a roadside pond was built as an anniversary gift for the owner’s whale-loving wife.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The procession featured drums, dancing and floats celebrating the vibrancy of the Chinese American community in the oldest celebration of its kind outside Asia and one of the largest.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The enforcement campaign involves roving DUI patrols across the region.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Show me unusual vehicles While thousands of Hondas and Hummers, Mazdas and Mini Coopers, Teslas and Toyotas rove the roads of Missouri, there are some types of vehicles with only a handful on the road.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2026
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Like Prince William and Kate Middleton often do on sportier engagements, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex showed off their soccer skills, kicking around a ball on Wednesday.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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One of the ideas that has been kicked around is putting the playoff event in larger cities and more historic venues.—
Bob Buttitta,
Oc Register,
23 Feb. 2026
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For Orlando, this has become the city’s premier sporting event; the one weekend every year when golf fans pour into Bay Hill to soak up the sunshine, stroll the fairways and watch the world’s best players.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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Visitors can stroll through acres of giant Tecolote ranunculus or take in the blooms from a tractor wagon.—
Martina Schimitschek,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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While both candidates occupied the party’s progressive flank, Talarico presented himself as a Democrat who could speak the language of faith and values to voters who have drifted rightward in recent years.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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Breakfast patios overlook rafters drifting by; anglers cast from stone embankments; kayakers practice freestyle moves at the whitewater park in the middle of it all.—
Ted Alvarez,
Outside,
4 Mar. 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 11 Mar. 2026.
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