Thesaurus results for MULLS

mulls 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mull

as in grinds

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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noun

plural of mull

as in loesses

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Recent Examples of mulls

Verb

Reddit shares are down 30% year to date as the company mulls renewing a $60 million-a-year licensing deal with Google…versus going to war against the tech giant’s AI training bots. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where Milwaukee Bucks Heiress Mallory Edens hits the beach while ex-boyfriend Aaron Rodgers mulls another season in Pittsburgh. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 As Mayor Brandon Johnson mulls her successor, Inspector General Deborah Witzburg has returned to one of her favorite phrases. — Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 The disruption comes as Chancellor Friedrich Merz's governing coalition mulls far-reaching reforms to overcome Germany's deeper problems — such as high production costs, lagging private investment and increasingly costly health and pension systems — and boost long-term growth. — ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026 His status could go down to the wire as the club mulls whether a possible injury list stint is needed. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026 The push comes as Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte mulls an initial public offering process for the two companies. — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 26 Feb. 2026 Trump mulls quitting the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. — Samantha Stewart, Bloomberg, 11 Feb. 2026 Initial site purchase is still in the air while the State Department of Education mulls the feasibility of 16 sites. — Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mulls

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The Food Processor quickly chops, slices, and shreds a wide array of ingredients for unlimited culinary creations, while the Coffee & Spice Grinder efficiently grinds coffee beans, spices, and herbs for superior flavor and potency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
With a range of 50 to 300 kilometers, the drones, all made in Ukraine, are designed to throttle the Russian army’s logistics – adding a new dimension of strikes to Ukraine’s strategy as the war grinds through its fifth year.

— Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 20 June 2026

Definition of grinds

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Katie Ledecky crushes the world record in the 1,500 freestyle for her second gold medal at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
While this motion typically crushes or warps regular sneakers, these shoes bounce right back into their original shape, damage-free.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of crushes

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The first murder is a girl slicing into her slumbering mother’s neck with a hacksaw; then her brother pounds his father’s face in with a baseball bat.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Back from a hamstring injury, Teoscar Hernández rejoins a relentless Dodgers offense that pounds 17 hits and three homers in a 9-4 win over the Athletics.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of pounds

Noun

After more than a decade hugging the sands of Laguna Beach, Driftwood Kitchen and The Deck will close its doors this year.

— Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 27 July 2026
Santo Beach Resort & Spa is the island's flagship luxury resort, with all-inclusive service, direct beachfront access, and an expansive spa centered on Porto Santo's mineral-rich sands and seawater therapies.

— Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of sands

Verb

The compilation beats Sonic Boom, which brought Kiss to the ranking for the first time in October 2009.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Ballistic stretching beats static stretching for court sports, according to Jim Hsu, MD, a Yale Medicine orthopedic surgeon quoted by Yale New Haven Health.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of beats

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Even those who can afford to stay suffer losses in home equity and lifestyle as the community around them disintegrates or disappears.

— The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026
None are quite about the conflicting frames of reference and value that arise when an ancient cultural formation disintegrates and a successor has yet to take its place.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026