Thesaurus results for MILLS

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noun

plural of mill

as in factories

a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods a steel mill that remains the town's principal employer

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mills

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mill

as in pounds

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 mills

Noun

Wax described Pakistan as home to some of the world’s most technically advanced denim mills. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 While the spans might be the star of the show, there’s plenty of room along the way to pull over for small-town main streets, hiking trails lined with fall colors, and apple cider mills along the way. — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2026 Bogalusa, in the southeastern corner of Louisiana, was home to one of the largest sawmills in the world — and later, one of the largest paper mills. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026 Instead, the government of Peru tightly restricts how fabric mills can acquire precious strands from the nation’s wild herds. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026 Brazilian mills can typically shift their production mix between sugar and ethanol, depending on which is more profitable. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026 Most movies are paired with local live acts to fill the air as the crowd mills in or to keep the party going long after the projector shuts off. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026 In 2024, Canada supplied $328 million worth of toilet paper to the country, more than any other country, just as retailers like Costco source much of their private-label paper stock from Canadian mills. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Businesses and mills closed, some with signs saying GONE TO SEE BUSTER. — Brian Bull, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026

Verb

One vendor selling products at the market is a fresh flour producer who actually mills the flour in-house. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026

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Noun

The six new machines are currently at different stages of commercialization, meaning not all of the equipment has necessarily entered large-scale use in semiconductor factories.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Meta is building a data center in the nearby town of Kuna, and Micron is putting up two semiconductor factories in the metro area, pouring billions of dollars into the region.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of factories

Verb

Higher prices come as Ukraine pounds Russian refineries, forcing Moscow to ban diesel exports.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Part of the problem is that every summer, water pounds down on sidewalks in the Treasure Valley, drops rippling on glassy reflective surfaces, all because of sprinkler jets overshooting the grass and landing on pavement.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of pounds

Noun

The female scale insects overwinter on the plants and begin laying eggs in late April and May.

— Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Unlike traditional growth factors derived from human or bacterial sources, BIOEFFECT’s growth factors are bioengineered in barley plants – a revolutionary method developed by Icelandic scientists.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of plants

Verb

Finance ministers and central bank officials of G20 countries convene in Asheville, North Carolina on Monday and Tuesday as the US-Iran war grinds into its sixth month, raising inflation expectations and keeping energy prices elevated.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
As Poles grinds through his Sunday, The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain and Dan Wiederer offer this roster projection.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of grinds

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As more and more quick service businesses like coffee, ice cream, sandwich shops and more are soliciting gratuity with rising prices from inflation, experts say consumer frustration is growing.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
The brand also has a successful golf business and sells to high-end resorts and green-grass shops including Pebble Beach and other clubs across America.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shops

Verb

Detailed in the script, Carrie crushes the spewing water pipes with her mind, but the folks manning the on-and-off switches aren’t yet in sync.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 crashes off the runway and crushes a vehicle west of Miami International Airport in Miami onSept.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of crushes

Verb

Reacher beats mercenaries about the head with a bowling pin and a bowling trophy.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
The Minnesota Vikings, the newest NFL franchise, beats the league’s oldest franchise, the Chicago Bears, 37-13 win in the season opener.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026