mill (about or around)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mill (about or around)
Verb
  • Browse: Chatham, Mass. is always worth a day of meandering and poking through shops.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 27 July 2025
  • The meandering layout has been created by an out-of-state firm, leading many to question why Colorado’s birthday is being celebrated by a project designed in Illinois.
    John Deffenbaugh, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • But a string of rent increases — not to mention noise from roving bachelorette parties and a club across the street — began to take its toll.
    Anna Fixsen, New York Times, 31 July 2025
  • The page posted several videos of the fight which show people roving the streets violently pushing and shoving individuals to the ground.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Verb
  • As a port city and cultural crossroads, Marseille feels like a fitting host for an artist whose imagination roamed from the Cycladic isles to the Egyptian tomb.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • During the encore segment, most of the members left the main stage and roamed through the arena aisles, connecting directly with fans in both lower and upper sections.
    Billboard Korea, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Kids and adults can take part in homesteading classes, check out a show in the 30-foot planetarium dome, participate in seasonal programming, or simply wander around the properties’ six historic buildings, including a drugstore, school, church, and cabin.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
  • There are also shots of Slurp wandering through a Christmas carnival, Tyler hiding in what appears to be a sewer before emerging back into civilization in a cloak, and Enid nervously wielding a sword.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The city celebrated in style with players and fans floating down the river on barges.
    Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Antoni has been a critic of the BLS and even has floated the idea of suspending the monthly nonfarm payrolls report until data accuracy can be better insured.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The idea for the interborough rail has been kicking around in one form or another for the better part of 30 years.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Their collaboration goes back to their days at NYU, when the roommates would kick around ideas for Sandler’s stand-up act.
    William Earl, Variety, 25 July 2025
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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 19 Aug. 2025.

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