mill (about or around)

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Verb
  • The real star of the show, however, was the large green gemstone detailing that trailed across the blazer and skirt in a looping, meandering abstract lines.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
  • There is no disguising Leeds United’s upturn since Daniel Farke’s change of system in late November, but Manchester United continue to meander under Ruben Amorim.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Bison roam freely, wild horses graze on ridges, and entire prairie dog towns pop up along the roadside.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The attraction once let families see free-roaming lions from the safety of their Chevy Impalas and Ford Fairlanes.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Still, much of the time Froud was content, wandering the set after just learning to walk, unfazed by the elaborate production around him.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That morning, in a new suburb of Glendale, three-year-old Kelly Keen wandered, unattended, out of her house and into the driveway.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Only a handful of rafts floated lazily in the water.
    Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The Big Ten has floated an idea for a 24- or 28-team playoff that gives each power conference four automatic bids.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Free buses become roving homeless shelters.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
  • City officials say the cost for a special tax district, which would be spread among property owners, would likely amount to $200,000 to $300,000 per year for gates, round-the-clock security guards and a roving patrol car.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So of course, there’s things kicking around in my head with this show.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
  • According to Hamel, who shared a demonstration of the lifelike robot earlier this year, Somers had been kicking around the idea for decades with inventor Ray Kurzweil.
    Karu F Daniels, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When the door opens, Bear strolls in, his front leg covered in paint—clear evidence of his accidental mischief.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In fact, the pergola quickly became a popular place to stroll and to be seen.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • News consumers drift toward outlets that favor their politics, giving them a partial view of possible wrongdoing.
    Brandon Rottinghaus, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • When next year came, Rice was in the NBA, and gradually the players drifted separate ways.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 7 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 9 Jan. 2026.

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