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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 Taiwan Textile Federation in December recommended that textile mills pay all migrant-worker recruitment costs. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026 Heritage mills and longtime AD-favorite brands—like Frette and Sferra—craft design-minded pieces like scalloped towels and offer personalization across hand towels, washcloths, and even generously sized bath sheets. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Aug. 2026 Marie Cervay Hickle of PNC Bank explains how historic and new markets tax credits facilitate adaptive reuse, transforming vacant structures like old mills into thriving apartment communities and revitalizing neighborhoods. — Katie Goar, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The Fanjuls controlled 10 mills in Cuba before Castro seized their holdings. — Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 In Chicago the bulk of the newcomers settled on the South Side, close to the city’s industrial belt of steel mills and manufacturers. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026 The mills, like others along California’s North Coast, closed due to heavy logging of old-growth trees that peaked in the 1950s and 1960s. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Waves of immigrants from French Canada, Ireland and Albania arrived in Biddeford to work in lumber mills and massive red-brick textile factories – now with new occupants – that line the Saco River, defining the town’s landscape. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 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

Ammonium salts break down quickly when exposed to humid air, forcing factories to build expensive production lines filled with inert gas.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Zachary Kennedy, the manager of the Hawaiian sweet bread bakery, said water rushed through their factories and retail store, leaving behind around three feet (1 meter) of mud.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of factories

Verb

The first murder is a girl slicing into her slumbering mother’s neck with a hacksaw; then her brother pounds his father’s face in with a baseball bat.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of pounds

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Data centers use enormous amounts of energy, and Quincy has some of the lowest power rates in the country generated by two public hydroelectrical plants on the Columbia River, the largest river in the Pacific Northwest.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
These vines will also happily wind their way around tree trunks and shrubs and fix themselves in place with small rootlets that take on a hairy appearance as poison ivy plants mature.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of plants

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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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The original location was recently named one of the best slice shops in the country and its creators were named among the top pizzamakers in the world to watch.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
SoCal is home to three shops, and Denver is the first out-of-state location.

— Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of shops

Verb

Once there, Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf watch as the butterfly approaches the outstretched hand of a woman whose face is obscured, before the ominous presence crushes it in her hands.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026
Katie Ledecky crushes the world record in the 1,500 freestyle for her second gold medal at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026