grind away

verb

ground away; grinding away; grinds away
1
: to work or study in a steady, determined way
She was grinding away at her studies.
2
: to remove (a part of something) by rubbing something rough against it
He uses a special tool to grind away the stone.

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An autonomous agent that grinds away for two days can also be wrong for two days. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 But it’s lost on these boys, whose youth has been ground away by the drug trade’s meaningless brutality. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026 Once the cutting wheel begins to make contact with the stump, move it from side to side and forward and back as needed to slowly grind away the tree stump. — Steven John, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026 Discussions kept grinding away, quietly. — Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grind away

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“Grind away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grind%20away. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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