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as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food
the chef's cuisine is so good that diners will want to savor every morsel
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as in speck
a very small piece
searching for any morsel of useful information
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as in cipher
a person of no importance or influence
a morsel like her wouldn't last a week in the rough-and-tumble world of Wall Street
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Recent Examples of morsel
Propelled by an impossible math, every morsel that goes into your mouth becomes a tally mark on an invisible scorecard.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
The restaurant’s specialty is the xiao long bao, whose delicate, whorled wrappers hold rich morsels of meat and an explosive splash of hot, savory broth.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
These historical morsels help non-outdoorsy types understand what river lovers lost when Glen Canyon and the Colorado River were slowly drowned by Lake Powell throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
In the cutthroat world of rap beef, where opponents and haters look for any morsel to pounce on, one of the last things Drake probably wants is for the whole world to know his billionaire buddy made sure his party playlist was a personalized, safe space.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
The restaurant’s specialty is the xiao long bao, whose delicate, whorled wrappers hold rich morsels of meat and an explosive splash of hot, savory broth.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
These historical morsels help non-outdoorsy types understand what river lovers lost when Glen Canyon and the Colorado River were slowly drowned by Lake Powell throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
In the cutthroat world of rap beef, where opponents and haters look for any morsel to pounce on, one of the last things Drake probably wants is for the whole world to know his billionaire buddy made sure his party playlist was a personalized, safe space.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
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Yes, there’s a demonic agent of chaos with six limbs and a mouthful of huge teeth.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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In order to catch liars, the ancient Chinese would sometimes give the accused a mouthful of uncooked rice during interrogation—and then ask the person to open wide.Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Listed by Kathryn Bentzen of Coldwell Banker Realty for a speck under $8.5 million, the roughly 1.7-acre parcel is tucked away behind high walls and gates.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
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Too much fluoride can also lead to dental fluorosis, which is cosmetic and can lead to the outer enamel layer of the tooth to have white specks or lines.Nadia Kounang, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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In addition to the letters, the last of which arrived in 1974, the Zodiac sent out four ciphers that would supposedly reveal his identity.Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Some sleuths alleged that one of the Zodiac's ciphers contained a reference to Bevilacqua, but Italian police reportedly closed their investigation into Bevilacqua in 2021.Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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More:Austin set to clamp down on release of dogs with severe bite history from city custody Police then went to the men's home in Cameron and searched a freezer and found the bodies of small-breed dogs, the affidavit said.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
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Funnel-web spiders collected for the Sydney zoo are used to create the antivenom used to treat the spider's dangerous bite Comments A zoo in Australia is enlisting the public's help to catch and collect deadly funnel-web spiders to save lives.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Showbiz ran in Cher’s blood, as her mother was a struggling actress with bit parts in a number of TV series.Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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The walking paths were shut down due to intense winds, and all of the suites and rooms were reserved for the Hallmark staff and talent to have a little bit of privacy.Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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The researchers saw fragments of insects, as well as some small specimens still intact.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
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A lot of insects spend their whole lives in one place.Saugat Bolakhe, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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How to be a better gift-giver Individual tastes in gifts can vary greatly, but there are some broad strokes of what people tend to appreciate.Whizy Kim, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
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True freedom is not available to Aaron, not now and maybe not ever, and this little taste of it feels too good to let go.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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My steak, which was cooked to perfection, featured a dusting of luxurious gold flecks.Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Poets and cub scouts, romantics and scientists, people young and old around the world have looked up and been dazzled by the flecks of light speckled across the night’s inky canvas.Abbey Stone, SELF, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Morsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morsel. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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