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grinder

[grahyn-der] / ˈgraɪn dər /
NOUN
hero
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NOUN
submarine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
hero hoagy




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“I had to put the table upside down and use a chisel and grinder to remove as much material as I could. It took us three tries to get the table right.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

Electronic tchotchkes are ubiquitous but many people have little or no access to nutritious food or health care as our environment is run through a meat grinder and set on fire.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

Hamilton coach Elijah Asante said, “Coach Chesney is a grinder and he’s going to find those hidden gems.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026

The high-pitched sound of an angle grinder sawing through glass echoed through the hall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

The grinder looked a little like a hungry animal.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate

Generators, metal grinders and backhoes to clear debris are also desperately needed, affected residents say.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

It is unclear if the Lalique salt and pepper grinders were ever found.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Left behind on the street outside the Louvre was the truck, a jerry can, a blowtorch, angle grinders, a walkie-talkie and yellow vests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

French investigators have collected more than 150 samples of DNA, fingerprints and other forensic traces from the scene, including from a helmet, angle grinders, gloves and a vest abandoned by the perpetrators, according to prosecutors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

We used a machine the size of a mobile home to press them into a Z shape, then we attached wire brushes to grinders and blasted away the rust so they could be painted.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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