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Recent Examples of millstone
The dizzying standard of Zash’s food continues in the lunch menu, which also rolls out in the cavernous space where the original millstone remains.
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Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
To archaeologists, Issyk-Kul is not just a lake but a time capsule, where each artifact, whether a millstone or a skeleton, reveals echoes of trade, faith, and endurance along the Silk Road.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
And then Donald Trump is just an absolute millstone around any New Jersey Republican’s neck.
—ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
Of course, that became a millstone around my neck.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
To archaeologists, Issyk-Kul is not just a lake but a time capsule, where each artifact, whether a millstone or a skeleton, reveals echoes of trade, faith, and endurance along the Silk Road.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
And then Donald Trump is just an absolute millstone around any New Jersey Republican’s neck.
—ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
Of course, that became a millstone around my neck.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for millstone
Noun
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Wakeland specifically and the Frisco ISD schools generally have been an albatross for the Mustangs over the years, despite the success of the Grapevine girls soccer program.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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Cink turned it into a statement with an albatross to cap his 9-under par day WITH A 62 at the Newport Beach Country Club, good for a 14-under score and a two-stroke cushion heading into today’s final round.—
Jay Paris,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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Rising energy, shipping and fertilizer costs fueled by Tehran's stranglehold on the crucial Strait of Hormuz trade route are already being felt in the United States, but the sharpest consequences are expected to fall on poorer, import-dependent countries unable to absorb the higher costs.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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Tehran has kept a stranglehold over the strait, driving up global oil prices and causing financial markets to tumble.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Millstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millstone. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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