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grinder

noun

ˈgrīn-dər

Definition of grinder

as in submarine

a large sandwich on a long split roll ordered a meatball grinder from the beach's concession stand

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Recent Examples of grinder There’s a clear-glass bong and a grinder full of dank green bud on the table near the espresso machine, along with a carton of oat milk. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 Each one of these items, including a versatile milk frother, quality coffee bean grinder and buzzy candy, can be used for making a cup of coffee in the morning or entertaining a crowd ready to get caffeinated. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026 Revived signs The Cub’s exterior sign, and name, came from a now-defunct Cub Tavern that operated from the 1940s to 1980s where Bar Gernika now serves lamb grinders. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026 Homecoming moments can be an emotional grinder, as Treynor Cleeland found out last week. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grinder

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Noun

The Squire is being demonstrated for use in mobile communications with submarines or other vessels, as well as in medical and other applications.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026
Russian submarines are suspected of planning to sabotage some marine infrastructure there.

— Lorne Cook, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of submarine

Noun

The loss of Flyte and Coe (Tom Brooke) earlier in the season leaves the Horses a little worse for wear, but Slow Horses has one parting blow for our semi-competent hero, River (Jack Lowden), before the season ends.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
More are likely, and the ones that stick will be those with a clear hero product and a founder who stays visible.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of hero

Noun

Surprisingly, the first-ever order at the chain’s flagship location was not a sub, but two hot dogs with everything on them, which consisted of about 10 ingredients, Robin Sorensen told the Jacksonville Daily Record in 2020.

— Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
At the same time, Ethan feuded with multiple sub-Reddits, including r/h3snark and r/Fauxmoi.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2026

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