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

The farms are in close proximity to one of the two remaining spinning mills in Greece, Nafpaktos Cotton, and produce some of the few natural-fiber yarns that have never left Europe. — Lucianne Tonti, Vogue, 16 July 2026 Rust-colored brick buildings, quiet neighborhoods, and remnants of mills and factories speak to the region’s rich industrial history. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026 Made from high-quality, sustainable materials, Crushgrind mills are designed to last for years without clogging, rusting, or wearing out. — ABC News, 10 July 2026 Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 Gumede’s consortium bought Tongaat Hulett out of near liquidation earlier this year, taking control of a business whose mills and grower networks anchor rural economies across Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 Italian yarn mills can produce almost everything — and are focused on raw materials such as wool, cashmere, cotton, silk, linen and manmade materials such as viscose. — Footwear News, 2 July 2026 Kruszewski recalls reading about Japanese mills purchasing antique fabric looms from American manufacturers that were closing during the early stages of globalization. — Emmanuel Olunkwa, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026 To escape a surge in Chicago’s gang violence, Natalie Ammons and her family moved in 1979 to a home just a few hundred yards from one of the world’s biggest steel mills. — Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mills

Noun

The primary targets were warehouses, dual-use factories, and other logistics targets.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026
Outdoor air pollution from factories, vehicles and wildfires is harmful for kids.

— Dr. Lauren Zajac, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

Definition of factories

Verb

Back from a hamstring injury, Teoscar Hernández rejoins a relentless Dodgers offense that pounds 17 hits and three homers in a 9-4 win over the Athletics.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Teams go bonkers when the player pounds their school name on the bracket.

— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026

Definition of pounds

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JetZero says the digital-first process will help create one of the most advanced and adaptable aircraft manufacturing plants in the United States while reducing development risks as production scales.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
The next great frontier for artificial intelligence is not in data centers, but in our scrap yards, recycling plants and waste streams.

— R. Paul Singh, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of plants

Verb

The Food Processor quickly chops, slices, and shreds a wide array of ingredients for unlimited culinary creations, while the Coffee & Spice Grinder efficiently grinds coffee beans, spices, and herbs for superior flavor and potency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
With a range of 50 to 300 kilometers, the drones, all made in Ukraine, are designed to throttle the Russian army’s logistics – adding a new dimension of strikes to Ukraine’s strategy as the war grinds through its fifth year.

— Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 20 June 2026

Definition of grinds

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Motorbikes move through cafés, markets, beach bars, small shops, and restaurants that sit close enough together to make the town feel walkable, social, and spontaneous.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
The online competition features ice cream shops from across the country in a bracket-style format, with winners advancing through head-to-head matchups based on public voting.

— Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of shops

Verb

In any case, a few days delay beats a significant issue in flight.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
For the last several weeks there have been a litany of reports about how Netflix is approaching the future or trying to chase down YouTube, which still beats Netflix in terms of the amount of hours people spend on the platform.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 July 2026