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Recent Examples of milled
ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Attendees milled around a makeshift sauna village, assembled outside Seattle's Nordic Museum, sampling different styles of sauna, and occasionally dipping in an ice cold tub or shower.
—Will Stone, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
Dust rose and workers milled around the large site where buildings once stood and a single excavator was starting to scoop up the concrete and metal in video sent to NBC News from the scene this morning.
—Jasmine Green, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
Already known for having sparse crowds, a little over 100 paying customers milled around Smoothie King Center during the Warriors’ warmups.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Around them, yellow tramcars rattled down the streets, drowning out the chatter of the people who milled outside movie theaters.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Psyllium—also called psyllium seed husk and ispaghula husk—is milled from the husks, or seed coats, of the seeds of the psyllium plant, the FDA explains.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 23 Feb. 2026
That approach comes through in wide-plank floors milled from older-growth wood, and in antiques that are integrated into the home’s architecture rather than merely placed within it.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
On a recent day at the Canopy by Hilton Nashville Downtown The Gulch hotel, guests milled about the lobby under high ceilings.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
There was an air of calm inside the theater with just 24 hours until showtime as producers, technicians and camera operators milled about going through their tasks.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Attendees milled around a makeshift sauna village, assembled outside Seattle's Nordic Museum, sampling different styles of sauna, and occasionally dipping in an ice cold tub or shower.
—Will Stone, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
Dust rose and workers milled around the large site where buildings once stood and a single excavator was starting to scoop up the concrete and metal in video sent to NBC News from the scene this morning.
—Jasmine Green, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
Already known for having sparse crowds, a little over 100 paying customers milled around Smoothie King Center during the Warriors’ warmups.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Around them, yellow tramcars rattled down the streets, drowning out the chatter of the people who milled outside movie theaters.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Psyllium—also called psyllium seed husk and ispaghula husk—is milled from the husks, or seed coats, of the seeds of the psyllium plant, the FDA explains.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 23 Feb. 2026
That approach comes through in wide-plank floors milled from older-growth wood, and in antiques that are integrated into the home’s architecture rather than merely placed within it.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
On a recent day at the Canopy by Hilton Nashville Downtown The Gulch hotel, guests milled about the lobby under high ceilings.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for milled
Adjective
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The fox was both here in this world with the nightingale and the pulverized worm, and also in a narrow pocket just behind it.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The countertop material — typically the mineral quartz crushed and cooked with plastic resins, dyes and glass into slabs — was pioneered in 1987 by Israel’s Caesarstone, which still makes it and is named in hundreds of lawsuits, including Peña’s.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The pressure in their interior is so great that atoms are crushed and split apart into their constituent particles.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Kings pounded the Clippers inside and controlled the boards behind a balanced attack.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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The atmospheric scientist was chasing thunderstorms near Kankakee Tuesday night that swept across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana — producing destructive tornadoes that razed houses and farmland, and pelting hail that pounded roofs and smashed car windows.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Store pre-ground coffee in an airtight container in a cool, dry place and use within one to two weeks for the best flavor.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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Yield: 4 to 6 servings 1 bone-in, skin-on turkey breast, about 3 1/2 pounds 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, room temperature Salt (kosher preferred) and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 3 good-sized sprigs fresh thyme 2 sprigs fresh rosemary 6 large garlic cloves, peeled, crushed to flatten 1.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Each day, an FX makeup team used around 400 prosthetics on the passengers, and made 3,000 gel capsules filled with sodium bicarbonate, citric acid and red powdered Kool-Aid.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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My eyes scanned the faces around me, all of them powdered in ash.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Choosing a water-soluble or micronized powder that mixes easily in your sprayer will help ensure the nitrogen is quickly absorbed by the grass and won’t wash away.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Blue Raspberry rounds out the flavor options and delivers 5 grams of micronized creatine that’s proven to increase strength, support muscle growth and improve workout endurance.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Texas should spend ALL of Wednesday’s practice working on beating the press and staying out of the corner on inbounds plays.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Venezuela stunned the United States in the World Baseball Classic final, beating the Americans 3-2 for the country's first WBC title.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There was more funding for higher education, less restrictive laws, lower voting ages, better reproductive rights for women and easier divorces, while icons of popular culture gained far greater prominence and influence as stuffy hierarchies disintegrated.—
Jason Burke,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Trump is now the symbol, but the movement started in 1992, the year the Soviet Union disintegrated, Gone was the communist menace.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Milled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milled. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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