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
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Jillian Mason, of Blue Springs, mulled the incident while supervising a happy youth at the Green Street playground on Monday afternoon.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
Blake took this season off to decompress and mull over his next move after mutually agreeing to step down as Kings GM last spring.
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Pierre Lebrun,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Nuggets team president and KSE vice chairman Josh Kroenke was on the competition committee that mulled over various solutions to the years-long tanking epidemic.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
2 June 2026
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Verb
In Congress and other positions, Becerra earned a reputation as a cerebral, analytical politician who would fully commit to his positions after taking time to mull them over.
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Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Jillian Mason, of Blue Springs, mulled the incident while supervising a happy youth at the Green Street playground on Monday afternoon.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
Blake took this season off to decompress and mull over his next move after mutually agreeing to step down as Kings GM last spring.
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Pierre Lebrun,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Nuggets team president and KSE vice chairman Josh Kroenke was on the competition committee that mulled over various solutions to the years-long tanking epidemic.
—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mull
Verb
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So Norway’s chefs brought their own coffee beans and grind every morning.
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If tension surfaces in a chat or client meeting, ground yourself by restating the facts, then suggest a next step everyone can accept.
Noun
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Hilary Duff is a duff-initely sad about her relationship with sister Haylie.
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Where is immigration reform? Members of Congress, get off your collective, lazy duffs and create a humane solution to immigration.
Verb
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Moroccan supporters, who had arrived in force, marching toward the stadium amid pounding drums and chants, celebrated their team’s victory and advancement.
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In lieu of Pearl Jam, Wilco and other ‘90s rock standards, a pounding electronic score by Christian Lundberg of Hans Zimmer’s Bleeding Fingers collective provides the music.
Noun
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Over time, filters become less effective at removing sediment, impurities, and lingering tastes from your water supply.
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But recent studies have shown that erosion can also emit CO2 by oxidizing organic carbon contained in eroding sediments.
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The system has long been mired in controversy, including exam paper leaks and technical failures, placing a crushing burden on students, and financial strain on families investing everything in their children for a promise that can often appear fragile.
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When sacred places are bombed, when clergy are silenced, when believers are tortured, when religious freedom is crushed, the aggressor attempts to extinguish the living conscience of a nation.
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Some 15,000 years ago the Missoula Floods tore across the region, laying down the windblown silt, gravel, and basalt cobbles that still feed the vines today.
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The Hansen Dam Aquatic Center pool was constructed in 1999 in a $15-million project to replace a previous pool in the area that was filled with silt.
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Bryson Stott's three-run homer highlighted Philadelphia's eight-run outburst in the ninth inning and the Phillies rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 14-9 on Tuesday night.
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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Freshman Ben Smith became the first NCAA outdoor champion for Oregon in the shot put since Dean Crouser (1982) with a marl of 69-0 1/2.
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Its striking blue-green hues and clarity—allowing visibility of 20 to 30 feet—are due to minimal organic runoff and calcium-rich marl sediment from its glacial origins.
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“Mull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mull. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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