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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
That’s the golden nugget is getting McGee and Tait-Jones to stay and be in their system for several years.
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Cj Moore, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Here are a few more nuggets of information about me that might come in handy:
My skin type: Dry.
—Denise Primbet, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2025
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Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets?
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 Mar. 2025
Toxic parenting isn’t just letting your kid have too much screen time after a tiring day, using a swear word or two in front of your kids, or microwaving chicken nuggets for dinner.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
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Cj Moore, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Here are a few more nuggets of information about me that might come in handy:
My skin type: Dry.
—Denise Primbet, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2025
Resurrection Adds Neil Patrick Harris Happy Face: Dennis Quaid Plays Infamous Killer in New Trailer — Get Paramount+ Release Date
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets?
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 Mar. 2025
Toxic parenting isn’t just letting your kid have too much screen time after a tiring day, using a swear word or two in front of your kids, or microwaving chicken nuggets for dinner.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nugget
Noun
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Balanced and engaging dark mouthful of fudge, shortbread and soy.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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There's a Lawrenceville location, too. ☕️ Pro tip: Sip slowly to avoid a mouthful of finely ground sludge at the bottom of the cup.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Yankees made so many mistakes in the World Series — particularly in Game 5 — that Los Angeles players spent a good chunk of the offseason publicly mocking the pinstripers.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
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This is a road series for the Giants, but a good chunk of their roster has played at Sutter Health Park, the home to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. .—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This obviously means piece of peach or speck of fish or smear of hotness — but in French, therefore classy.—
Heather Havrilesky,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The moon appears incredibly large in the foreground of the image since it is located much closer to Earth than Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun, which, by comparison, appears as nearly a speck behind the prominent natural satellite.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The fight ends with Shauna taking a bite out of Melissa’s arm, pinning her down and demanding Melissa eat her own flesh.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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On Saturday, March 29, the northeastern United States and Canada will witness a partial solar eclipse in the early hours of the day, according to Space.com, presenting a spectacle that will look as if the moon took a bite out of the sun.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One video captures the alligator slamming its jaws open and shut on a hunk of meat, with bits of chicken and Cheetos littering the concrete around its large body.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2025
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On the grate, a half-dozen hunks of beef were slowly smoking.—
Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Because one commissioner is chomping at the bit to raise the current 25-foot building height limit there.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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That's a lot of money up front for a little bit of oil.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Pur filter reduces prior taste and odor from chlorine, as well as heavy metals, like mercury and copper, and pollutants like pesticides, herbicides, and pharmaceuticals.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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His team’s crushing defeat left a bad taste in Merrill’s mouth, but the budding star has higher hopes for 2025.—
Jack Vita,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Blood clots may form in the coronary arteries, usually due to atherosclerosis, a disease in which arteries harden due to the gradual accumulation of cholesterol and fatty clumps (plaque).—
Alicen Nelson MD,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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This will greatly benefit your home by taking away the chance of your ice leaking or forming into a solid clump during the defrost cycle.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nugget. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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