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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Players can use new items, like an ice flower to freeze enemies and a mega mushroom to grow and squish them, grind on rails, defy gravity by wall-jumping and turn their karts into boats or airplanes.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
But as the war grinds on, patriotism begins to waver for some, replaced by a single, desperate desire: survival.
—Iuliia Mendel, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
As Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on, it's become clear that Eastern European NATO members still have vast stores of Soviet-era weapons in their stockpiles that weren't interoperable with Western weaponry.
—TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Even as Trump leans on Ukraine to accept a possible U.S.-brokered ceasefire that would favor Russia, Zelensky’s government is preparing for the war to grind on—and for attacks deep inside Russia to continue … if not escalate.
—David Axe, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
But as the war grinds on, patriotism begins to waver for some, replaced by a single, desperate desire: survival.
—Iuliia Mendel, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
As Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on, it's become clear that Eastern European NATO members still have vast stores of Soviet-era weapons in their stockpiles that weren't interoperable with Western weaponry.
—TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Even as Trump leans on Ukraine to accept a possible U.S.-brokered ceasefire that would favor Russia, Zelensky’s government is preparing for the war to grind on—and for attacks deep inside Russia to continue … if not escalate.
—David Axe, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Grind on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grind%20on. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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