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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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
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Miami ground its way to two NBA Finals and a conference finals in the last seven seasons through a mix of elite player development, coach Erik Spoelstra’s wizardry, #Heatculture and a soft conference, but this is something entirely different.
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Vozinha’s two decades grinding through clubs in Portugal, Angola, Moldova, Cyprus, and Slovakia; teammates who play their club football across Europe and North America, from Villarreal and Benfica to Major League Soccer.
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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.
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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.
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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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Unlike Franciacorta's more established, polished houses, Alta Langa is defined by its small growers, who make the most of the cooler temperatures of the Langhe hills and their chalky marl soils, which give the wines crisp acidity, fine texture and a savoury, mineral backbone.
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“Mull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mull. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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