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
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  • While Western allies have provided Ukraine with advanced air defense systems, including Patriot missiles, Russia's strategy appears designed to overwhelm these defenses with 'swarm' tactics—large, coordinated waves of missiles and drones aimed at saturating air defense systems.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users Railroad companies and innovative entrants like Parallel Systems represent a market response to freight that’s set to soar, and that has the potential to overwhelm existing modes of shipment.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of overwhelm
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  • Without more specific support, Plaintiff fails to overcome the prejudice to Defendants and public interest factors implicated here.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • But the Voyager team has become increasingly creative to keep both probes flying, and soon, the challenges may be too great to overcome.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of overcome
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  • Officials are assessing damage after Cyclone Chido devastated the island of Mayotte over the weekend.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The booth was directly across the street from MacArthur Park, the epicenter of a drug epidemic that has devastated the Westlake neighborhood.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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 21 Dec. 2024.

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