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grate

verb as in shred, grind down

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The resulting crumbs were fried in olive oil with ¼ teaspoon of Italian seasoning and grated Parmesan until crisp.

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Special strainers for grating and juicing tomatoes gained a place among kitchen furnishings.

The tax charged on agricultural exports grates on people like Marcos Pereda, who operates a grain farm north of Buenos Aires and a cattle farm to the west.

“There’s a steel grate, and the water runs underneath the grate, underneath the tunnel, below PCH, and right onto the sand and right out into the bay. This is a real public hazard.”

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He had high hopes putting a businessman in the White House and, although he found the president’s monster ego grating, Mahan voted for his reelection.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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