grist

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Recent Examples of grist Also a novelist, Hval’s episodic songs brim with intertextual references, conceptual grist, and spoke-sung experimentation, but never stray far from the pleasures of melody. Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025 But the subject matter offers plenty of grist for the mill for an interviewer. Thomas Page, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025 Broader integration as the supply of Cycora builds and the companies work to recapture unwanted REI products to provide further grist for new ones. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2025 Its owner, former Bear Stearns financier Daniel Slott, began assembling the sprawling compound in 1982, initially acquiring a 160-acre idyllic weekend retreat with a residence fashioned from a Revolutionary War–era grist mill, the Wall Street Journal reported. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grist
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Noun
  • His bulk, shrouded in a floor-length poncho, appeared almost weightless, ectoplasmic.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Messages like this go out in bulk.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The report claimed that long-term exposure to the substance can damage the liver and kidneys.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
  • She is also ordered to enroll in an animal cruelty prevention and education course and an impulse control program and undergo mental health and substance use evaluations.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In June 2023, the court held that race-conscious admissions programs violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, effectively curtailing the consideration of race in colleges nationwide.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Senate Bill 1277 would cut text limiting what counts as an ADU, essentially allowing detached ADUs with the same consideration as apartments inside a home.
    Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Demonstrations are happening on a near daily basis.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Her job, which keeps you breathless even from the safety of your chair or sofa, sees her mediating between clients, company management and cleaning staff on a daily basis.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Bélanger notes that most midlife women benefit from aiming for about 25 to 35 grams of protein per meal, and choosing meals in that range consistently helps support lean mass and metabolic health.
    Rita Templeton, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Our current decentralized system — run by local officials and neighbors — is our greatest safeguard against mass hacking or systemic fraud.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • While meat is a traditional staple for iftar, appetizers are often plant-based.
    Faye Levy, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
  • One of my favorite things to see is celebrities rewearing wardrobe staples over and over again.
    Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Among fortified cereals, ready-to-eat whole-grain kernel options tend to contain the most iron.
    Brandi Jones, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
  • There’s still a kernel of disbelief that this is his job.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Prior to this, in 2022, his mother – the late Queen Elizabeth II – revoked her second son's military associations and royal patronages in the wake of Giuffre's September 2021 lawsuit, which was later settled for an undisclosed sum.
    James Powel, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
  • In December and January, the credit union's fraud team spotted unusual wire transfers of large sums of money into Jaimi's account, which was used to buy cryptocurrency for the fraudster.
    Michele Gile, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026

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“Grist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grist. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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