as in submarine
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 grinder The heavy-duty burr grinders are designed to withstand a home next to a hot stove for years. Andrew Watman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 In the food service area, the meat grinder, on the job since 8 a.m., hadn’t been washed, rinsed and sanitized as of 1:30 a.m. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025 The meat grinder that is the media can be a lot for any golfer to handle, and that has been on display at times throughout the 2025 season. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 Wusthof Easy Edge Wusthof Easy Edge Electric Sharpener $127 Amazon The Wüsthof Easy Edge is a belt-style grinder, the style that many professional knife sharpeners use. Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grinder
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Noun
  • Currently, users can explore the shipwreck via submarine in Exploration mode.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • That position has not changed as China modernizes its nuclear forces; builds new ballistic missiles, submarines, and bombers; and acquires additional warheads.
    Rose Gottemoeller, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Both failed to fire, and the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, with a hair-trigger temper, began caning the would-be assassin.
    Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Another Miami restaurant has earned a Michelin star, this time for a local culinary hero.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That interview wasn’t the only news breaking out of Tokyo, with Kim revealing on stage that film viewership among Netflix’s APAC subs grew 20% in 2024, thanks to titles such as Korea’s Uprising, Indonesia’s The Shadow Strays and Japan’s City Hunter.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The fast-growing sub chain announced Thursday that Cancro will be replaced by Charlie Morrison, the former CEO of Wingstop, beginning on April 28.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The quote, from a Deadspin article , refers to the torpedo bats many players on the New York Yankees are using.
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In that light, torpedo bats might not produce baseball’s next great leap forward.
    John Cairney, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Grinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinder. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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