as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles
the dentist was in the habit of mulling the mercury amalgam in the palm of his hand
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Recent Examples of mull
Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
President Trump’s air campaign against the Houthis in Yemen has led rival Yemeni factions in the country to mull seizing a potential opportunity to launch a ground offensive against their adversary.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, is serving his second term as popular Illinois governor and is mulling running for a third term in 2026.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Subscribe In Asia, markets rose after Wall Street gained for a third straight day as tech stocks rallied, with investors assessing the trade climate as the U.S. tones down tariff rhetoric and China reportedly mulls suspending levies.
—Chloe Taylor,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Pizzo, who is term-limited in the Senate, has been mulling a run as a centrist candidate for governor in 2026.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
President Trump’s air campaign against the Houthis in Yemen has led rival Yemeni factions in the country to mull seizing a potential opportunity to launch a ground offensive against their adversary.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, is serving his second term as popular Illinois governor and is mulling running for a third term in 2026.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Subscribe In Asia, markets rose after Wall Street gained for a third straight day as tech stocks rallied, with investors assessing the trade climate as the U.S. tones down tariff rhetoric and China reportedly mulls suspending levies.
—Chloe Taylor,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mull
Verb
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These interests, the thinking goes, feed into a culture that grinds the spirits of bright young women into pixie dust by insisting that their outward appearance is ultimately more important than their actions.—
Faran Krentcil,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2025
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Things got worse after the emergence of Covid, which ground global trade to a halt and exposed how much the United States, and the rest of the world, needed China for everything from surgical masks to pain medicines.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
Noun
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And as many as 40% prefer sitting on their duff to exercising.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Be sure to also scour leafy duff, moss, tree roots, and other low-lying areas.—
Matthew Every,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Conforto, representing the tying run, pounded a 95.2 mph groundball for an inning-ending double play.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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My heart was pounding through my chest standing there hitting.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Sometimes, Tarhan explained, women will flip the cups over and try and try to decipher the meaning left behind by the coffee sediment — kind of like reading your fortune in tea leaves.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2025
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Newcomers arrive in waves and settle like layers of sediment.—
Jordan Salama,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Verb
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When Resident Playbook starts, Yi-young is already crushing on her sister’s brother-in-law Do-won (Jung Joon-won).—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
19 May 2025
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But a disappointing loss to Sergio Martínez in 2012, lack of discipline needed to train properly and make weight, as well as a crushing defeat to Álvarez in 2017, sent his career into a free fall.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
Noun
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In Prospect, along the Ohio River, the owners of Captain’s Quarters Riverside Grille responded to the incursion of dirty river water by deliberately flooding the restaurant with fresh water, keeping most of the silt and debris out.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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The fossil was located on Soom Shale, a band of silts and clays about 250 miles north of Cape Town, South Africa.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Indiana beat the Knicks in seven games last postseason, so New York will be looking for some revenge.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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That price beats a new Juniper 2026 Long-Range All-Wheel Drive Model Y priced at $41,490 (with the $7,500 federal tax credit factored in) by almost $2,000.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The vines are planted in limestone, marl, and clay soils and are situated with eastern and southeastern exposures at altitudes of 750 to 1,000 feet so grapes mature perfectly with the right balance of sugars, acid, and minerality.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2025
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The region’s soil mixture of marl, clayey limestone, marine sandstone, and rough clay draws out Glera’s creamy texture and fresh peach notes, the wine’s signature aromatic characteristic.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2024
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“Mull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mull. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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