grind on

phrasal verb

ground on; grinding on; grinds on
: to continue for a long time
used to describe something unpleasant
The war ground on for many more months.

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That Jesse is grinding on Lexi in front of her mom is weird. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 May 2025 However, this is proving elusive as the fighting grinds on, with Russian leader Vladimir Putin launching some of his country's largest aerial assaults of the war in recent weeks. Greg Myre, NPR, 1 May 2025 Kyiv officials have been warning in recent weeks that Moscow is gearing up for a fresh offensive push into Sumy and the neighboring Kharkiv region, as U.S.-brokered ceasefire talks grind on with little concrete progress and notable frustration from the Trump administration. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025 Getting the right grind on your beans is just as important as grinding fresh. Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grind on

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“Grind on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grind%20on. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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