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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mill (about or around)
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Brief cutaways — such as one where a mug of coffee throws in a quick quip or a sentient car seat listens to news radio programs on timely sociopolitical issues — are common as part of the film’s enjoyably meandering construction.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025 -
On Friday, husband Avery Bailey and wife Hannah Koenig meandered around Cru Bistro & Bottles, chatting with their first customers.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 Feb. 2025
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This is not some roving band running around doing things.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Humberto Flores Jáuregui; 2024; Mexico; 15 min Amidst games of soccer and roving bike rides, a young boy writes a letter of goodbye to his friends.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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The legacy of the British Q-ships During World War I, more than 200 Q-ships—and perhaps as many as 400—roamed the seas.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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As nocturnal creatures, this provides them with a comfortable space to freely roam about.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2025
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Each August, visiting Grandma Ida, my husband and son and I would wander the city (Detroit Institute of the Arts!—
SPIN Contributor,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Then, caught in a flood that submerges everything, the cat ascends and eventually wanders toward a boat with a capybara, lemur, stork, and golden retriever.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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There's already a shooting revealed in the Season 3 premiere, with at least one body floating in the water.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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As usual, this year’s corpse is first seen floating in the resort’s waters, the better to conceal its identity.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2025
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On a 2-on-1 entry into the offensive zone, McDavid nimbly handled the kick around the sliding defenseman and then fired a sharp-angle shot from tight and roofed it.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Mystical foxes, the torches of gentle giants, spirits kicking around a walrus skull—humans have interpreted the northern lights in many ways over time.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Mill (about or around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mill%20%28about%20or%20around%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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