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
Theater blogs and Reddit pages have been mulling the sudden appearance this week in the Broadway theater district of two posters bearing a blue star image that resembles the logo used by the Evita London production and on the Evita Instagram page.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
The sequel centers on Miranda struggling to keep up with her former assistant Emily Charlton (Blunt), who is now a rival executive, while navigating a fraught print industry and mulling over retirement.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Despite the success, Stafford has reportedly been mulling retirement after each season for the past couple of seasons.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Jimmy Garoppolo, Stafford’s backup the last two seasons, is a free agent and mulling retirement, according to McVay and Snead.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Both depend extensively on two performers in a single location mulling the making of art.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, several state attorneys general have been mulling taking legal action to block the deal.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
There are other risks for importers that Seligman has been mulling.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
And Rogen also started mulling over a Houseplant collab of sorts, the fruit of which launches today.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
The sequel centers on Miranda struggling to keep up with her former assistant Emily Charlton (Blunt), who is now a rival executive, while navigating a fraught print industry and mulling over retirement.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Despite the success, Stafford has reportedly been mulling retirement after each season for the past couple of seasons.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Jimmy Garoppolo, Stafford’s backup the last two seasons, is a free agent and mulling retirement, according to McVay and Snead.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Both depend extensively on two performers in a single location mulling the making of art.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, several state attorneys general have been mulling taking legal action to block the deal.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
There are other risks for importers that Seligman has been mulling.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
And Rogen also started mulling over a Houseplant collab of sorts, the fruit of which launches today.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mulling
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Their experiments confirmed that adding a single squirt of water to coffee beans before grinding can significantly reduce the static electric charge on the resulting grounds.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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This stock was a disaster from May 2025 through the November lows near $48, losing roughly half its value in a grinding downtrend.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2026
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From tracking down a missing student in the wilderness of British Columbia to extracting a murder confession from a surfer in Tofino, Shade and Angie prove life on the West Coast is packed with heart-pounding thrills.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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But Ragans shook off the damage and kept pounding the strike zone.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
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The goal, Hall’s second of the series, came with less than five minutes left in a wild and physical frame in which Senators defenseman Tyler Kleven knocked out Carolina defenseman Alexander Nikishin with a crushing hit and Ottawa forward Ridly Greig tried to run roughshod on the Canes.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Store them in one layer to avoid crushing, and keep them in cool, dry conditions in the fridge to hinder mold growth.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
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Congratulations to 16-year-old Mathis Albert, who came on as a late substitute for Dortmund and became the youngest American to play in the Bundesliga, beating Gio Reyna’s record.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Aside from beating the stuffing out of a life-sized penguin plushie, Gritty has mocked — and stalked — the team's fans.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Mulling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mulling. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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