as in grinding
to reduce to fine particles
a demonstration of how dried kernels of corn were milled in colonial times
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Recent Examples of milling
Now many of those same immigration agents are in more than a dozen airports across the country, milling around and maskless.
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Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Video submitted to the Citizen app shows a group milling about near Wabash Avenue and Randolph Street near the Loop 'L' tracks.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
But the documentary footage shows how much work the seemingly simple shot took, with a team of producers, stylists and creatives milling about around the Bangtan Boys.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2026
Most of the others were milling about and stretching.
—Mitch Light, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Women were seen milling around, with one adjusting a sparkling halter top with her back to the camera.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
On a recent Wednesday evening, a visitor can hear the clamor of customers milling about at Books & Books.
—Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
The room is jam packed with more than 400 people and dozens are left milling around outside, disappointed.
—Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2026
Another placed more tumbleweed in the path of the dozens of extras milling about.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Video submitted to the Citizen app shows a group milling about near Wabash Avenue and Randolph Street near the Loop 'L' tracks.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
But the documentary footage shows how much work the seemingly simple shot took, with a team of producers, stylists and creatives milling about around the Bangtan Boys.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2026
Most of the others were milling about and stretching.
—Mitch Light, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Women were seen milling around, with one adjusting a sparkling halter top with her back to the camera.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
On a recent Wednesday evening, a visitor can hear the clamor of customers milling about at Books & Books.
—Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
The room is jam packed with more than 400 people and dozens are left milling around outside, disappointed.
—Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2026
Another placed more tumbleweed in the path of the dozens of extras milling about.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for milling
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Each year, as the weather improves, Russia has moved its grinding war of attrition up a gear.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The war then settled into a grinding pace, with Russia slowly regaining the upper hand.—
Olivier Kempf,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The same neighbor also saw him, on another occasion, pounding on Wilkens’ back door with what looked like a metal pipe.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Florida began its national title defense with the second-largest victory margin in NCAA Tournament history, pounding Prairie View A&M 114-55 on Friday night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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If the Red Sea remains closed, if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, then the global economy very quickly, within weeks, goes into recession and brings crushing stagflation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the Dodgers’ clutch middle-of-the-order threat was able to toy with the Arizona Diamondbacks, crushing a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to power a 3-2 victory and a 3-0 start to the season.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Milling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milling. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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