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as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food
nuggets of beef in the chow mein fried chicken nuggets
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as in speck
a very small piece
a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case
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Recent Examples of nugget
Sometimes those gold nuggets would rain down on me.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Jan. 2025
Here’s my Thursday piece with eight nuggets from assistant coaches.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
And then sometimes those gold nuggets would rain down on me.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2025
Chicken katsu has caught the attention of the fast food giant, not in the United States but in Great Britain, where McDonald’s UK is rumored to be coming out with a katsu wrap sometime in 2025, having already tried chicken katsu nuggets in 2020.
—Fielding Buck, Boston Herald, 1 Jan. 2025
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Jan. 2025
Here’s my Thursday piece with eight nuggets from assistant coaches.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
And then sometimes those gold nuggets would rain down on me.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2025
Chicken katsu has caught the attention of the fast food giant, not in the United States but in Great Britain, where McDonald’s UK is rumored to be coming out with a katsu wrap sometime in 2025, having already tried chicken katsu nuggets in 2020.
—Fielding Buck, Boston Herald, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nugget
Noun
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This mouthful of a condition is a chronic type of arthritis that causes spine inflamation.—
Brittany Risher,
SELF,
8 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Russell Vought Behind that bureaucratic mouthful of a title is the most powerful person deciding how the government will spend its $7 trillion-plus annual budget.—
Peter Green,
Quartz,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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That’s a problem because interest is already swallowing up a greater chunk of the annual federal budget than defense spending.—
Matt Egan,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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New York is reportedly willing to eat a chunk of his contract to get a deal done.—
Zach Pressnell,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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The asking price is a speck under $15.5 million, with the listing held by Delaney Fox of Keller Williams Sun Valley Southern Idaho.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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Murphy’s face is hidden behind the camera whose flash illuminates specks of dust that hang in the air.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
ARTnews.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Customers can get their first bites of the new steak garlic nacho fries Thursday, Jan. 16, at participating Taco Bell restaurants nationwide, according to the fast-food chain.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Kansas City Star,
15 Jan. 2025
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That approach means putting your phone down and resting your fork between bites.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Greedily grab big hunks of it straight from its container to scarf down with half of a sleeve of Saltines and a couple of pickles!—
Mia Leimkuhler,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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If what your dinner needs is a big hunk of meat on the table, and for some people that's a non-negotiable for a holiday dinner, this is a really good option.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appétit,
11 Dec. 2024
Noun
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With the best brush for curly hair in your arsenal, every part of your routine—from detangling to DIY blowouts—gets a little bit simpler.—
Erin Parker,
Allure,
25 Jan. 2025
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The problem, of course, is that the bit itself is stuck in one gear.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Sure, the Oscars love a musical (hello, La La Land) and have shown eclectic taste in the recent past (it’s only been two years since Everything Everywhere All at Once dominated the ceremony).—
Lucy Ford,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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While several products use sweeteners to mellow out the grassy taste, our favorites were the ones that didn’t shy away from earthy flavors or hide behind artificial flavoring.—
Ali Francis,
Bon Appétit,
23 Jan. 2025
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Clumped salt can usually be revived by breaking up the clumps.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2025
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The pistons, belts, and pulleys create the ambience of an engine room on a steamship, as clumps of fiber are separated and realigned into uniform fabric.—
Shane C Kurup,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nugget. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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