Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mill (about or around)
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The trail meanders toward the coast on an easy-to-follow dirt path, with a few wooden bridges to cross over.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025 -
The trail meandered along creeks and the occasional waterfall.—
Mike Nolan,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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Like its unwholesome protagonist, the film — and the roving camera of Vladislav Opelyants, shooting in gorgeously high-contrast black-and-white — is forever on the move, creating an immersive aesthetic experience that amounts to a big pile of nothing.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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Last January the brand skipped its Paris show ahead of the roving format announcement.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 May 2025
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Those two have scheduled meet and greets, but other characters like The Invisible Man and Ygor roam throughout Dark Universe.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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The refrigerator was not cold enough and two cats roamed the shop, violating state food code.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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George, a backyard community cat who took up residence at the Loma Verde complex in Lakeland, Florida, grew impatient after getting neutered at the local SPCA and wandered nearly three miles back home, according to a press release shared with PEOPLE on Monday, May 19.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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Researchers aimed to estimate the number of deaths each year caused by two factors: inadequate fencing to prevent young children from wandering into swimming pools and Americans not wearing a life jacket while boating.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
16 May 2025
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Trump instead floated the idea of launching lower-level talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican, which are scheduled for mid-June, and backed away from the possibility of imposing new sanctions on Moscow.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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In April, President Donald Trump floated the idea of deporting U.S. citizens with violent criminal records to El Salvador.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Chicago’s name gets kicked around a lot by people who are politically invested in its decline.—
Chicago Tribune Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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As for what’s coming next, the agent said he’s spoken with a number of food brands with character mascots, kicking around ideas with companies like M&Ms and Lucky Charms, to name just a couple.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Mill (about or around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mill%20%28about%20or%20around%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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