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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Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
What's on the new menu Taco Bell debuting 'undeniably bold' chicken nuggets.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Each year, artists churn out little nuggets of holiday gold (or coal).
—Nate Sloan, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Yet even with nuggets, the chain is living a little más.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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nugget
noun
nug·get
ˈnəg-ət 
: a solid lump especially of precious metal
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