as in whisper
something small in size, amount, or range
a nutshell of a fan base
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Recent Examples of nutshell
And that is the Grand Ole Opry in a nutshell, those songs are so baked into the DNA.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
But in a sense, this is the problem Sebo and his coauthors are raising in a nutshell.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
In a nutshell, the problem is that there are too many shows being made and there aren’t enough experienced animators to go around.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
In a nutshell, 5G Advanced features significant improvements in performance and capabilities and supports higher bandwidth, low latency, and high reliability.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
But in a sense, this is the problem Sebo and his coauthors are raising in a nutshell.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
In a nutshell, the problem is that there are too many shows being made and there aren’t enough experienced animators to go around.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
In a nutshell, 5G Advanced features significant improvements in performance and capabilities and supports higher bandwidth, low latency, and high reliability.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for nutshell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutshell
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With a fan balanced behind each ear, the device operates at the level of a whisper (30 decibels), and its battery can last for 17 hours, or the equivalent of two workdays.Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Neutral and clean with just a whisper of grain and pepper to enliven the palate.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Two Bit’s Santa Monica spot, situated among Third Street Promenade’s cacophony of casual eateries and an oversized chess board, is 4,000 square feet, a fraction of the downtown location’s size.Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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In the broader regional context, and in addition to its destabilizing actions in Somalia, Ethiopia has not shown any fraction of a genuine political will to reach a deal on its dam on the River Nile.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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As Assad fell, Israeli tanks and troops crossed into Syria and seized a hundred and fifty square miles of the Golan Heights, a demilitarized zone patrolled by the U.N. since 1974, as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire after the last war between Israel and Syria.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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General Motors, for its part, is flooding the market in 2025 with new EVs.Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 15 Dec. 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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But how does Walsh apply that same approach to fashion to clients with varied tastes?Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
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Over the decades, certain coffee table books have become their own status symbols (including Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style), serving as signifiers of taste.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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Drop in brief snippets of direct quotes that capture the emotion of working with you.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Throughout the video, snippets of the movie play on a television in the background, further immersing the party in the world of The Holiday.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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This understandable bit of gamesmanship has unintended consequences.Nate Jones, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2024
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As on Android, the bulk of the app data is deleted to free up space, with key bits of information kept on your phone.David Nield, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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The museum exhibits tile fragments, Byzantine artifacts, and Ottoman bath accessories.Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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His library is full of trophies that attest to his prowess, an Emmy and multiple other awards crowded together on a small table with some ancient sculpture fragments.Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Nutshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutshell. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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