grind (down)

verb

Definition of grind (down)next
as in to overwhelm
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress the workers are being ground down by the long work hours which leave them little time for anything else

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grind (down)
  1. overwhelm
  2. overcome
  3. devastate
Verb
  • This lack of collaboration is untenable in the current reality where the sea of fast-moving, stealth attackers threatens to overwhelm the dike entirely.
    Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • While liberals run the country from the Washington bureaucracy out to the grassroots, conservatives run the country by arousing the grassroots to overwhelm the resistance of Washington.
    Newt Gingrich, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of overwhelm
Verb
  • Highest Payout Casino Games Some games give you better chances of overcoming the house edge than others.
    Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Here, 20 members of Forbes Coaches Council share steps leaders can take to overcome this problem and create better opportunities for their people to develop professionally in 2025.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of overcome
Verb
  • What Happened in Hawaii? In August 2023, the Hawaiian town of Lahaina, on the northwest coast of the island of Maui, was devastated by a raging wildfire which killed 102 people and displaced thousands.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Wildfires have devastated Southern California since early last week, leaving thousands of residents displaced, their homes reduced to ash and rubble.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of devastate
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“Grind (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grind%20%28down%29. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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