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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Recent Examples of mulls
Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
Marjorie Taylor Greene mulls leaving the Republican Party.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … POLITICS CAPITOL CRISIS – Congress lets Obamacare subsidies expire as Senate mulls next move on healthcare fix.
—FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
With Europe alarmed about Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) entering its airspace, a Swedish firm has said its interception device can help protect the eastern flank of NATO, and the wider region, as the alliance mulls a drone wall to counter Moscow’s hybrid threats.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Texas’s emergency appeal landed as the court mulls its next steps on major cases that involve existing maps in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and North Dakota.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2025
Shouts for it will be met by angry fingers jutted towards the various gaffes played ad nauseam on Sky Sports’ weekly Ref Watch, or the mandatory pause before the emotional unleashing as VAR mulls over whether a goal is a goal or just a hoax.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Jackson Brousseau is getting first-team reps as Norvell mulls his choice.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The meeting of the bloc of mostly developing nations comes as South Korea mulls joining the CPTPP, a pan-Pacific free trade group, while European officials head to New Delhi for talks on deepening economic ties and India looks to tighten technological cooperation with Singapore.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
Marjorie Taylor Greene mulls leaving the Republican Party.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … POLITICS CAPITOL CRISIS – Congress lets Obamacare subsidies expire as Senate mulls next move on healthcare fix.
—FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
With Europe alarmed about Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) entering its airspace, a Swedish firm has said its interception device can help protect the eastern flank of NATO, and the wider region, as the alliance mulls a drone wall to counter Moscow’s hybrid threats.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Texas’s emergency appeal landed as the court mulls its next steps on major cases that involve existing maps in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and North Dakota.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2025
Shouts for it will be met by angry fingers jutted towards the various gaffes played ad nauseam on Sky Sports’ weekly Ref Watch, or the mandatory pause before the emotional unleashing as VAR mulls over whether a goal is a goal or just a hoax.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Jackson Brousseau is getting first-team reps as Norvell mulls his choice.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The meeting of the bloc of mostly developing nations comes as South Korea mulls joining the CPTPP, a pan-Pacific free trade group, while European officials head to New Delhi for talks on deepening economic ties and India looks to tighten technological cooperation with Singapore.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mulls
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As the war grinds through another bitterly cold winter, Russian strikes hit an apartment block Wednesday on the outskirts of Kyiv, killing two people.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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As the war grinds through another bitterly cold winter, Russian strikes hit an apartment block Wednesday on the outskirts of Kyiv, killing two people.—
Kamila Hrabchuk,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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While many of the Williams wannabes came from near and far, there were a few Caleb crushes in the crowd.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … HOUSTON HITS HARD – Steelers' playoff nightmare continues as Texans defense crushes Rodgers in rout.—
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FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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These silts were left behind when ancient river channels filled up or when floodwaters slowed down and gently dropped tiny particles.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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Once river water enters the top of the lake, its slower-moving waters allow silts and other particles to drop to the bottom, and the water that exits the lake and flows further down the river is cleaner.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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In the present, Simon (now played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) pounds his car’s steering wheel, driving away from wreckage.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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The claw then releases the broken bikes and pounds them down once more for good measure.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Colorado vet wristed a rebound past goaltender Kevin Lankinen from the left face-off circle with 32 seconds left in the first period — a score that got the Avs off their collective duffs and onto the scoreboard.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
3 Dec. 2025
Verb
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After a long day, nothing beats sipping it neat, appreciating the craftsmanship and the layers of flavor.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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This helps regulate how the heart beats.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
21 Jan. 2026
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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The debris — space rocks known as meteoroids — collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Doris Alvarez Cea,
Florida Times-Union,
2 Jan. 2026
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Dark-orange lines, like heavy serpents, stripe the sands, gray rivers stripe the sands.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The team searched river sands near Stonehenge for those mineral signals and found none.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Mulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mulls. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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