as in particle
a very small piece
is there one granule of truth in that statement?
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Recent Examples of granule
These granules are quickly and reliably drawn to the printer’s feedstock tank and then to the nozzle.
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
But recent moon missions and moon analyses indicate that water molecules are spread throughout the moon’s surface, frozen and unfrozen, mixed into the soil, stashed inside volcanic glasses and mineral grains, and concentrated in minuscule granules.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2024
Put down the fine table salt and choose a coarse or flaked variety instead, sprinkling on top to spread out the granules.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Unlike some older physical cleaners with too large and abrasive granules, Dr. Barbara Sturm’s cleanser relies on enzymes to reduce excess sebum clogging pores and soften dry patches.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
But recent moon missions and moon analyses indicate that water molecules are spread throughout the moon’s surface, frozen and unfrozen, mixed into the soil, stashed inside volcanic glasses and mineral grains, and concentrated in minuscule granules.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2024
Put down the fine table salt and choose a coarse or flaked variety instead, sprinkling on top to spread out the granules.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Unlike some older physical cleaners with too large and abrasive granules, Dr. Barbara Sturm’s cleanser relies on enzymes to reduce excess sebum clogging pores and soften dry patches.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for granule
Noun
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The particles can pass through any kind of matter and contain information about some of the most energetic events in the universe, such as gamma-ray bursts.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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In effect, the particles accelerate by surfing on these waves.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Coincidentally, also visible in the new images is the planet Mercury, appearing as a tiny speck of light gliding closer to the sun.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Such heady heights look like a speck on the horizon right now, and the question is how small that prospect needs to shrink for anger in the stands to rise again.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The song structures melt into goo; the lyrics pelt flecks of raw feeling.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
3 Dec. 2024
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Each light is attached to a green string to easily blend into your tree, and once the lights are turned on, the liquid inside each bulb bubbles to reveal floating flecks of gold glitter to make your tree shine.—
Kaitlin Gates,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Everything comes into focus: grains that are shiny, fluffy and tender, yet somehow still individual, sticky and standing.—
Eric Kim,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The best foods to focus on to keep your gut status quo are plenty of fiber-rich whole grains, nuts, seeds, and legumes, plus fruits and veggies, adds Wright.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The researchers behind the brain plastics study think the tiny shards of plastic hitch a ride on fat molecules to get inside brain cells.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2025
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Life’s Building Blocks Inside an Asteroid: Scientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of organic molecules that shed light on how life arose.—
Jason Bittel,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Cultural burning on a Juncus patches is usually for weavers.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Eddie Murphy, who once rescued Saturday Night Live during a rough patch in the 1980s, rescued a sketch in the show’s 50th anniversary special with a note-perfect imitation of Tracy Morgan.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One of those rare attacks occurred just two years ago in 2023, when a shark bit a snorkeling American woman.—
Max Saltman,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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The consistency of the product gives you the ability to add a little bit of glow to the skin without adding a lot of product.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This allows the croissant crumb itself to absorb the custard and yield the best texture.—
Anna Theoktisto,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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The recalled La Fiesta bread crumbs were sold across the country through distributors to retail stores.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Granule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granule. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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