Thesaurus results for GRIND (DOWN)

grind (down)

verb

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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However, without automation, managing AR processes can overwhelm teams as a business scales.

Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
However, meteorologists say this next storm will not bring swells as strong as those that overwhelmed the wharf Monday.

Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024

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“Grind (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grind%20%28down%29. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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