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
Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
OpenAI is also reportedly mulling an IPO in 2026.
—John Kell, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
The senior guard, however, is still mulling over her options.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers there are separately mulling creating religious exemptions for students.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026
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Verb
And ahead of the Monday announcement of the deal involving SpaceX and xAI, there were reports that SpaceX was mulling a merger with Tesla.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
OpenAI is also reportedly mulling an IPO in 2026.
—John Kell, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
The senior guard, however, is still mulling over her options.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers there are separately mulling creating religious exemptions for students.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mull
Verb
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Designed by Gove & Walsh, the building once housed a spice grinding mill, roasting plant, extract laboratory and print shop.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Russia currently controls around 20% of Ukrainian land, but over almost four years of grinding war, those territorial gains are thought to have cost Russia over a million casualties.—
Holly Williams,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Colorado vet wristed a rebound past goaltender Kevin Lankinen from the left face-off circle with 32 seconds left in the first period — a score that got the Avs off their collective duffs and onto the scoreboard.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
3 Dec. 2025
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Try dishes such as the guava duff, a steamed pudding slathered in a rum sauce, or johnnycake, Bahamian-style without the cornmeal, with a slab or two of salt fish.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Gabriel Basso headlines the pulse-pounding series.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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The journey winds through sweeping turns before plunging into a dramatic 910-degree double helix that spirals into a mine shaft, delivering both heart-pounding excitement and breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But large storms wash more sediment down creeks and rivers and into the ocean.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Friday’s penstock rupture in Yuba County, which hit as Yuba Water Agency was finishing a major tunnel and penstock upgrade at its New Colgate Powerhouse, has left the utility and state wildlife officials scrambling to clean up sediment and debris and to restore flows on the lower Yuba.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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The verdict, delivered according to Artnews just hours before the Biennale’s submission deadline, was a crushing blow to Goliath and possibly leaves South Africa with no representative at the prestigious event.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
19 Feb. 2026
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The anxieties underlying her metafictional turn in the sorta-documentary The Moment—that the gears of commerce would either crush her as an artist or leave her in the dust—have proven to be unfounded.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
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Over centuries, silt gradually pushed the shoreline further away, contributing to Ephesus’ abandonment by the time of the Ottoman era in the 15th century.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Its heliacal rising would herald the annual flooding of the Nile Valley, the waters re-fertilizing the fields with silt.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Liam Gagne recorded 24 saves and Billerica rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Milton 3-2 in the first round of the Irish American Shootout.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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Skincare delivered €551 million in sales and represented 11% of the group’s full-year revenue, beating market expectations.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2026
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Mazzei explains that Il Caggio features a combination of factors ideal for Sangiovese, including altitudes between 1,050 and 1,150 feet, which ensure balanced ripening, and deep and well-drained clay, schist, and calcareous marl soils dotted with a type of sandstone that imparts intense minerality.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
14 Dec. 2025
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In Friuli Venezia Giulia, the soils are rich in marl and sandstone, locally referred to as ponca.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Mull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mull. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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