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

The report indicates fresh momentum in the labor market, a pivotal data point as the Federal Reserve mulls action to tame inflation. — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026 Another inflation reading comes as the Federal Reserve mulls potential interest rate hikes. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mulls

Verb

For anyone who grinds fresh every morning and chases single-origin lots, online talk about mold and mycotoxins in coffee tends to raise a practical question about how the stuff gets onto beans in the first place.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
The annual College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), the country’s most important academic event, grinds the nation to almost a halt to ensure the smooth administration of the exam.

— Lim Hui Jie,Miko Jang, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of grinds

Noun

This last characteristic is great for worms and bivalves that vibrate their way through it, but not so great when earthquakes cause silts and clays to slump into landslides.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026
Finer clays, silts and coarser sands would all have been deposited by different processes.

— Geoff Emberling, The Conversation, 19 May 2026

Definition of silts

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That pulse crushes the fuel, driving its atoms to unite and release their own huge amount of energy, whose nature and effects scientists can study.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Jason fires a 3-D harpoon into the eye of Vera Sanchez (Catherine Parks), and later crushes the skull of Rick Bombay (Paul Kratka), causing his eyes to pop out.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of crushes

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Higher prices come as Ukraine pounds Russian refineries, forcing Moscow to ban diesel exports.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Part of the problem is that every summer, water pounds down on sidewalks in the Treasure Valley, drops rippling on glassy reflective surfaces, all because of sprinkler jets overshooting the grass and landing on pavement.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of pounds

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Nick Prentiss, Bread founder and CEO For young apparel and accessories brands reliant on overseas production, shifting geopolitical sands present a constant moving target.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Much of the new interest in monazite, though, is focused on a second type, called heavy mineral sands.

— Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of sands

Verb

Simply put, to stay economically competitive, America needs computing power that matches or beats its adversaries’.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The golden saffron panna cotta is an ode in dessert form to my favorite Italian region (and, in my opinion, beats zabaione), while a basil sorbet topping a raspberry mascarpone coupe was a palate cleanser to remember.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of beats

Verb

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