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Recent Examples of millstone
The dizzying standard of Zash’s food continues in the lunch menu, which also rolls out in the cavernous space where the original millstone remains.
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Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
To archaeologists, Issyk-Kul is not just a lake but a time capsule, where each artifact, whether a millstone or a skeleton, reveals echoes of trade, faith, and endurance along the Silk Road.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
And then Donald Trump is just an absolute millstone around any New Jersey Republican’s neck.
—ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
Of course, that became a millstone around my neck.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
To archaeologists, Issyk-Kul is not just a lake but a time capsule, where each artifact, whether a millstone or a skeleton, reveals echoes of trade, faith, and endurance along the Silk Road.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
And then Donald Trump is just an absolute millstone around any New Jersey Republican’s neck.
—ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
Of course, that became a millstone around my neck.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for millstone
Noun
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How will this group handle that albatross?—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Never mind the looming albatross of Russell Wilson’s cap hit.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The regime's stranglehold on the crucial waterway has led to a spike in global energy prices.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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OpenTable, which launched in 1998, largely had a stranglehold on online reservations.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Millstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millstone. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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