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

Later that month, the same court ruled to uphold the EPA’s extension of deadlines for steel mills to comply with certain hazardous emissions standards. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 In the 1200s, Italian papermakers developed a technology to add subtle, distinctive markings to the paper that came from their individual mills. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 The Lycra Company is working with a number of premium textile mills across Europe and Asia to develop fabrics using Coolmax CloakFX™ fiber. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026 Preservation Connecticut’s searchable surveys, built in collaboration with the State Historic Preservation Office, exhaustively document historic barns, mills, artistic places, and town greens in every part of the state. — Jane Montanaro, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026 Smells become a class action The Southeast Side was once home to one of the largest concentrations of steel mills on Earth as well as significant labor rights movements in the 20th century. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 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

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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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

Verb

That dust grinds at the wheel bearings and works past the seals.

— Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
The Russia and Ukraine conflict grinds into a fifth year; a new Fed chair settles in while tariff policy whipsaws through the courts; tensions with allies and adversaries alike continue to flare.

— Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of grinds

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There is a perception among consumers that dealers charge more for service than independent repair shops and chains, although some auto industry groups say the evidence supports the opposite, according to Cox Automotive.

— Robert Ferris, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Concerns about smoke shops near schools Youth Forward Executive Director Tasha Johnson said some of the businesses surveyed are located close to schools.

— James Taylor, CBS News, 19 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

Definition of crushes

Verb

In the clip, Lee expertly beats on a bongo while Limbani responds with eager rhythmic dancing.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Hyperscalers aren’t optimized to address such challenges, leaving opportunities for smaller, modular and localized data centers to fill gaps where power proximity beats pure power.

— Jolie Kahn, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026