as in submarines
a large sandwich on a long split roll
ordered a meatball grinder from the beach's concession stand
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Recent Examples of grinders
Manageable weight Some heavy-duty angle grinders can weigh as much as 16 pounds.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Best Krups coffee grinders This is perfect for precision grinding for cold brew, espresso and pour-over coffee.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Dark beans tumble through grinders.
—Nick El Hajj, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The new collection includes a range of countertop essentials, including stand mixers, coffee/spice grinders, slow cookers, air fryers, rice cookers, blenders, toasters, waffle makers, and more.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
The sharpening medium can be a small disk, a large wheel (like the one on the Tormek T-1), or a belt (mimicking the large belt grinders often used by professional knife sharpeners).
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Los Dos Molinos gets its name from two chili grinders that were passed down on two sides of a family tree.
—Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Stump grinders are large, specialized equipment with rotating teeth that chew the stump to below ground level.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
His staff features former pros, but lacks grinders, even though records obtained by USA Today as of October 2025 showed 57 coaches and support staff, including a bodyguard.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Best Krups coffee grinders This is perfect for precision grinding for cold brew, espresso and pour-over coffee.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Dark beans tumble through grinders.
—Nick El Hajj, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The new collection includes a range of countertop essentials, including stand mixers, coffee/spice grinders, slow cookers, air fryers, rice cookers, blenders, toasters, waffle makers, and more.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
The sharpening medium can be a small disk, a large wheel (like the one on the Tormek T-1), or a belt (mimicking the large belt grinders often used by professional knife sharpeners).
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Los Dos Molinos gets its name from two chili grinders that were passed down on two sides of a family tree.
—Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Stump grinders are large, specialized equipment with rotating teeth that chew the stump to below ground level.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
His staff features former pros, but lacks grinders, even though records obtained by USA Today as of October 2025 showed 57 coaches and support staff, including a bodyguard.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grinders
Noun
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The drones are designed to perform autonomously or via remote control while doing such things as stalking submarines, spotting mines and serving as advance scouts for aircraft carriers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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At this point, there appears to be nothing impeding shipbuilding orders reaching Groton and work on the Virginia and Columbia submarines is expected to continue for decades.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The villain — who flew around inside a giant disco ball for no apparent reason — absorbed the Guardians’ powers and used them against the magical girl heroes.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Kerouac is now seen as a quintessentially American writer, mining the American truths of his time and place as his heroes Whitman, Mark Twain, and Thomas Wolfe had done.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the end of 2025, Peacock had 44 million subs.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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Say goodbye to soggy subs thanks to the Sub Sandwich Container, which protects your sandwich on the go.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Grinders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinders. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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