as in grinding
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 mulling
Debenhams Group, the British retail conglomerate formerly known as Boohoo Group, is mulling the potential sale of PrettyLittleThing and the closure of another distribution center in a bid to drive a turnaround of the company’s declining fortunes.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Hyperliquid, the perpetual futures giant, is mulling an upgrade that will let anyone spin up a new perp market for virtually any asset.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Researchers are convening extragovernmental panels to evaluate evidence on vaccines; the American Academy of Pediatrics has published vaccine recommendations that deviate from the CDC’s, and several states in New England are mulling doing the same.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
China has ramped up exports to Southeast Asia and other developing nations, while Japan is mulling entering trade talks with Latin America’s biggest economic alliance.
—Semafor Staff, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Democrats are also mulling reopening Maryland’s and New York’s maps for mid-decade redraws.
—Sophie Austin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Balboa was mulling a move from Liga MX’s Club León to Mexican giants Cruz Azul at the time.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, Musk apparently is mulling filing a new complaint against Apple that could lead to additional attacks on OpenAI's business.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
The legal escalation Trump is mulling comes as the Fed has not given in to the president’s demand to lower interest rates.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Hyperliquid, the perpetual futures giant, is mulling an upgrade that will let anyone spin up a new perp market for virtually any asset.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Researchers are convening extragovernmental panels to evaluate evidence on vaccines; the American Academy of Pediatrics has published vaccine recommendations that deviate from the CDC’s, and several states in New England are mulling doing the same.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
China has ramped up exports to Southeast Asia and other developing nations, while Japan is mulling entering trade talks with Latin America’s biggest economic alliance.
—Semafor Staff, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Democrats are also mulling reopening Maryland’s and New York’s maps for mid-decade redraws.
—Sophie Austin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Balboa was mulling a move from Liga MX’s Club León to Mexican giants Cruz Azul at the time.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, Musk apparently is mulling filing a new complaint against Apple that could lead to additional attacks on OpenAI's business.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
The legal escalation Trump is mulling comes as the Fed has not given in to the president’s demand to lower interest rates.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mulling
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To keep auditors happy without grinding delivery to a halt, generate evidence packs straight from your PLM and CI/CD pipelines.—
Ranganath Taware,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Big picture, the stock market has been grinding higher in a sturdy trend, though with some fatigue below the surface.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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One end of the spectrum are stress fracture, which are very small, often described as hairline fractures that result from repetitive force and pounding to the bone over time.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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It’s typed with such pounding despair and fury that certain letters of the alphabet actually tear through the paper (this was an old, manual typewriter).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Even well-meaning regulation can have soul-destroying and industry-crushing consequences.—
David Doty,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Electric trucks from Volvo Trucks, supported by material transport, are enabling fully emission-free operations from selective gutting through to concrete crushing, materials processing, and transport.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Yes, that’s Lane Kiffin adapting by becoming a basketball goal (while also adapting by beating Arkansas 41-35 with Division II Ferris State transfer Trinidad Chambliss stepping in for Austin Simmons at QB).—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Both sides have also carried out arbitrary detentions, with SAF interrogating and beating dozens of Christians in 2024 and 2025.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Mulling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mulling. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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