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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
The chain is now rolling out a different $10 bucket each weekday, including the return of nuggets every Friday, giving customers an easy way to simplify dinner on busy weeknights.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
These sorta-spicy spud nuggets become pasty and dry in there.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
Here are my 25 notes, thoughts and nuggets after the spring game this past Saturday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
The item features chicken nuggets breaded with tortilla chip crumbs and dusted with seasoning made with its own Diablo Sauce, the news release said.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
These sorta-spicy spud nuggets become pasty and dry in there.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
Here are my 25 notes, thoughts and nuggets after the spring game this past Saturday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
The item features chicken nuggets breaded with tortilla chip crumbs and dusted with seasoning made with its own Diablo Sauce, the news release said.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nugget
Noun
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Dual Edition, a mouthful of a chip that includes 64MB of 3D V-Cache on both processor dies, without the hybrid arrangement that has defined the other chips up until now.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2026
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Still, some marine mammals can’t resist a mouthful of unsalted goodness.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Kubo spent a significant chunk of his youth career at the famed La Masia academy in Barcelona, generating hype as a potential star.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Another chunk of seats on the upper level on the press-box side will be used for media seating.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026
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The reward for doing business without a speck of conscience is potentially billions.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
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All morning extra-sized barges loaded up passengers from the Giardini, scooted around the Arsenale, past the famous glass-blowing island of Murano, and then approached the Island of San Giacomo—a tiny speck on a map, but quite formidable in person.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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The third Ember Group restaurant, scheduled to open June 1, is Imoto, another small plate spot that specializes in sushi and other Asian bites.—
Connie Ogle
Updated May 8,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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This free Saturday series offers full-service food and drink, with beer, cider, cocktails and local bites on site.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Debbie Allen, who starred as Catherine Avery and often directs episodes of the show, was happily sandwiched between Grey's hunks Anthony Hill (left) and Trevor Jackson.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026
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Another, from 2009, is dominated by the profile of what appears to be a guard dog gripping a black hunk of something unidentifiable.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Iowa State product looks every bit of a near 6-foot-9 measurement, and started at right tackle for rookie units in 11-on-11 team periods.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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In the end, Wave FC (6-3, 18 points) just had a little bit more firepower to sink Angel City FC (3-4, nine points) to a fourth consecutive loss.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Olivia Beech, America’s youngest female sommelier, tragically lost her sense of taste during COVID, but relied on her sharp sense of smell until she was fired for her deception.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Green tea undergoes minimal oxidation, resulting in its fresh taste, while black tea is fully oxidized, producing a bolder flavor.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
12 May 2026
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During the procedure, doctors are looking to remove polyps—small clumps of cells that form on the lining of the colon or rectum.—
Holly Burns,
Time,
6 May 2026
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The first mystery that could be solved involves an ultradense clump of matter detected in the system JVAS B1938+666, which is gravitationally lensed, or visibly distorted, thanks to a quirk of general relativity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nugget. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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