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
Stellantis also is mulling a sale of its Free2move car-sharing business, Bloomberg reported this week.
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Gabrielle Coppola, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Despite neither triggering a NATO response nor shooting down the drones, Denmark is still mulling a possible response to the sightings.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Anderson had been mulling the project for years, but research for locations started just before the Coivd pandemic, with serious scouting beginning in 2022.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
On a vast country estate behind an imposing timber gate, Ellen DeGeneres is settling into a new phase of her life – and mulling her next move.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Senate Republicans met Thursday afternoon to discuss their next steps forward and are mulling a proposal to vote first on the Senate Democratic stopgap funding measure.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Gabrielle Coppola, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Despite neither triggering a NATO response nor shooting down the drones, Denmark is still mulling a possible response to the sightings.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Anderson had been mulling the project for years, but research for locations started just before the Coivd pandemic, with serious scouting beginning in 2022.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
On a vast country estate behind an imposing timber gate, Ellen DeGeneres is settling into a new phase of her life – and mulling her next move.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Senate Republicans met Thursday afternoon to discuss their next steps forward and are mulling a proposal to vote first on the Senate Democratic stopgap funding measure.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mulling
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The songwriting process for the album’s breakout hit started with the track’s grinding post-chorus breakdown, which Walter had created on a whim.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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Stories like these have underscored the human dimension of a grinding war, where soldiers form bonds with animals in the trenches.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Layered with live jazz and pounding percussion from experimental duo Robin Schulkowsky and Joey Baron, the result gave Hedda an extra pulse.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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My heart was pounding in my chest and in my ears.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Apparently, Grier forgot his own words, because the lines that the Dolphins have built are collectively their worst this decade, something evident in a crushing 27-24 loss to Carolina, a game in which Miami blew a 17-0 lead.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Age of Innocence actress recounted meeting De Palma and the casting director and crushing her first audition for the movie.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Oct. 2025
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And in 2024, the 6-seed Mets did it (beating the Phillies before losing to the Dodgers in the NLCS).—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Trump has also spoken at length about his concerns about the New York City mayoral race, criticizing the potential election of progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani, who drew national attention for beating former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Mulling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mulling. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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