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Recent Examples of milled
Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 17 May 2026
The kids all milled about the barns, first in Saratoga Springs, New York, and later in Florida, with varying degrees of interest.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
People milled about in suits and sunglasses, as parking attendants guided car after car into a dusty lot.
—Rose Evans
updated May 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
The driving range was packed, families milled around the miniature golf course, and inside, the pro shop had been picked nearly clean of gear bearing the course’s logo.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
The billionaire philanthropist Stephen Schwarzman milled about with his wife, Christine.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
Inside, guests milled about on multiple levels where pre-dinner receptions were occurring.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Don’t miss tasting organic wines, crafted from indigenous vines at boutique winery PoTolo, and visiting family-run, picturesque hilltop Astrikas Estate Biolea, where high-quality, organic stone-milled and cold-pressed Koroneiki olive oil has been made for decades.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Players from both teams milled around the ice.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
Others, like Eric and Lisa Keiser, from Waterford, Pennsylvania, listened from outside the adjacent National Museum of Natural History, where the speeches and music still carried through the crowd as people milled around the Mall enjoying the day’s festivities.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 17 May 2026
The kids all milled about the barns, first in Saratoga Springs, New York, and later in Florida, with varying degrees of interest.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
People milled about in suits and sunglasses, as parking attendants guided car after car into a dusty lot.
—Rose Evans
updated May 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
The driving range was packed, families milled around the miniature golf course, and inside, the pro shop had been picked nearly clean of gear bearing the course’s logo.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
The billionaire philanthropist Stephen Schwarzman milled about with his wife, Christine.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
Inside, guests milled about on multiple levels where pre-dinner receptions were occurring.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Don’t miss tasting organic wines, crafted from indigenous vines at boutique winery PoTolo, and visiting family-run, picturesque hilltop Astrikas Estate Biolea, where high-quality, organic stone-milled and cold-pressed Koroneiki olive oil has been made for decades.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Players from both teams milled around the ice.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for milled
Adjective
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The fox was both here in this world with the nightingale and the pulverized worm, and also in a narrow pocket just behind it.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
Verb
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My greatest wish is that this ruling sets a precedent for the Treasury and serves the thousands of ordinary citizens who are abused and crushed every day by a system that presumes their guilt and forces them to prove their innocence at the cost of economic and emotional ruin.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Texas oil companies would get crushed.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The Rockies pounded Keller for six runs on six hits in the fifth to blow open the game.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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The United States and Israel pounded Iran with devastating effectiveness for 37 days, killing much of the country’s leadership and destroying the bulk of its military, yet couldn’t collapse the regime or exact even the smallest concession from it.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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Unfortunately, physical barriers like metal or plastic edging will not contain ground ivy, thanks to the underground roots.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Acclimating our senses was rooftop breakfast served by a gracious staff who introduced us to Armenian coffee — finely ground into a powder and brewed in a jazzve pot.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The packets are filled with powdered, crystalized lime and taste like a fresh squeeze.—
Abbey Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 May 2026
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Each day, an FX makeup team used around 400 prosthetics on the passengers, and made 3,000 gel capsules filled with sodium bicarbonate, citric acid and red powdered Kool-Aid.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Choosing a water-soluble or micronized powder that mixes easily in your sprayer will help ensure the nitrogen is quickly absorbed by the grass and won’t wash away.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Blue Raspberry rounds out the flavor options and delivers 5 grams of micronized creatine that’s proven to increase strength, support muscle growth and improve workout endurance.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Ephemera is so often illustrative of the inner life of a character, a direct, beating correlative of the contents of their hearts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The race in San Diego County has unnerved other Democrats, who saw Issa as easier to beat than a fresh GOP candidate — but aren’t always sure what to think about Campar-Najjar.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Late Saturday, rescue crews were trying to determine whether the ValuJet aircraft disintegrated on impact or partially lodged itself in the soft, marshy terrain of the Everglades.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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The car completely disintegrated, damaging several other vehicles.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Milled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milled. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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