Thesaurus results for MILLS

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noun

plural of mill

as in factories

a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods a steel mill that remains the town's principal employer

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mills

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mill

as in pounds

to reduce to fine particles a demonstration of how dried kernels of corn were milled in colonial times

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Recent Examples of mills

Noun

As mills experiment with luxury materials and new technologies, denim is being reimagined with a greater emphasis on tactility, refinement and elevated performance—while still preserving its core identity. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 Later that month, the same court ruled to uphold the EPA’s extension of deadlines for steel mills to comply with certain hazardous emissions standards. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 In the 1200s, Italian papermakers developed a technology to add subtle, distinctive markings to the paper that came from their individual mills. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Preservation Connecticut’s searchable surveys, built in collaboration with the State Historic Preservation Office, exhaustively document historic barns, mills, artistic places, and town greens in every part of the state. — Jane Montanaro, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026 Smells become a class action The Southeast Side was once home to one of the largest concentrations of steel mills on Earth as well as significant labor rights movements in the 20th century. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Heritage mills and longtime AD-favorite brands—like Frette and Sferra—craft design-minded pieces like scalloped towels and offer personalization across hand towels, washcloths, and even generously sized bath sheets. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Aug. 2026 Marie Cervay Hickle of PNC Bank explains how historic and new markets tax credits facilitate adaptive reuse, transforming vacant structures like old mills into thriving apartment communities and revitalizing neighborhoods. — Katie Goar, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Verb

One vendor selling products at the market is a fresh flour producer who actually mills the flour in-house. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026

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Most typically involve a single building, but the Cheney complex is rare because scores of original factories and worker homes have been saved.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
High prices, closed factories Anderson said from January to July this year, there were about 689,000 vehicles assembled in Canada.

— Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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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
Ukraine pounds Russia with long-range strikes At the same time, Ukraine has shifted the war onto Russian soil through long-range drone strikes on oil facilities that have caused fuel shortages across Russia.

— Volodymyr Yurchuk, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of pounds

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As many as 27 hydropower plants were damaged in Nepal, with about 12 all but destroyed, according to Dix.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Gary’s residents are also footing the bill for the utility to keep coal plants online that aren’t providing much, if any, energy and small modular nuclear reactors for data centers that may or may not be developed.

— Lori Latham, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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Finance ministers and central bank officials of G20 countries convene in Asheville, North Carolina on Monday and Tuesday as the US-Iran war grinds into its sixth month, raising inflation expectations and keeping energy prices elevated.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
As Poles grinds through his Sunday, The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain and Dan Wiederer offer this roster projection.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of grinds

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Rents based on sales volumes are collected, and vendor shops are continually well stocked.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
By the way, the original Cinnamon Ancho Tacolate is available year-round at all Salt & Straw shops and via Salt & Straw's website, which offers nationwide shipping.

— Mike Snider, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of shops

Verb

Once there, Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf watch as the butterfly approaches the outstretched hand of a woman whose face is obscured, before the ominous presence crushes it in her hands.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of crushes

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Its 600-meter (1,969-foot) span beats the previous world record of 445 meters (1,460 feet) for concrete arch bridges.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Working with Gary Clark to create the musical heart that beats through the story has been an unforgettable journey of a lifetime.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026