1
: a solid lump
especially
: a native lump of precious metal
2
: tidbit sense 2
nuggets of wisdom
3
: a small usually rounded piece of food
chicken nuggets
Examples of nugget in a Sentence
nuggets of beef in the chow mein
a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case
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New details have come to light since the unveiling, including some nuggets about the design.
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David Phelan, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The powder that emerges is then melted into gold nuggets.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
Chicken nuggets and drinks were served on silver platters as guests stayed up until six in the morning.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
The data collected from all these data points is important and necessary, but the nuggets of wisdom extracted from it all is invaluable.
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David Phelan, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The powder that emerges is then melted into gold nuggets.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
Chicken nuggets and drinks were served on silver platters as guests stayed up until six in the morning.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
The data collected from all these data points is important and necessary, but the nuggets of wisdom extracted from it all is invaluable.
—Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nugget. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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nugget
noun
nug·get
ˈnəg-ət 
: a solid lump especially of precious metal
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