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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Instead, the army became bogged down in a grinding war of attrition, and the West was stunned by Moscow’s poor battlefield performance.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Although Moscow's ground forces are being chewed up in the grinding war in Ukraine's east, Russia has wound up its defense industry to backfill its constant equipment losses and regular strikes across Ukraine.—
Ellie Cook — reporting from Prague, Czech Republic,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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And the thump, thump, thumping of her brother’s hands pounding a heavy bag.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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These unofficial remixes, uploaded from unremarkable accounts, create a kind of Satie-esque audio overdose, pounding the band’s melody into abstraction, pure stimulus.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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Jerry Jeudy makes far too much money to wreck possessions with two drops, one that killed a drive and another that resulted in a crushing interception.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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This is a big deal as the new process requires no crushing pressure or scorching heat.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Jays spent much of their 2025 rise beating up on the Yankees, and three September games at Yankee Stadium presented a chance for one last jab.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Needless to say, beating the Jets was a good feeling for the 41-year-old signal caller.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Mulling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mulling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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