as in whisper
something small in size, amount, or range
a nutshell of a fan base
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Recent Examples of nutshell
That's basically it in a nutshell.
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Kasper Schmeichel having to concede a free kick by punching a daft backpass off his own goal line, above, was their performance in a nutshell.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
In a nutshell, the idea is that when a non-load-bearing interior element such as a wall, flooring panel or other item reaches the end of its lifespan, it simply gets pulled out and replaced with a fresh one.
—New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025
Bernt gets a vaccine after a badger bites him and that’s the film [in the nutshell].
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Kasper Schmeichel having to concede a free kick by punching a daft backpass off his own goal line, above, was their performance in a nutshell.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
In a nutshell, the idea is that when a non-load-bearing interior element such as a wall, flooring panel or other item reaches the end of its lifespan, it simply gets pulled out and replaced with a fresh one.
—New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025
Bernt gets a vaccine after a badger bites him and that’s the film [in the nutshell].
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutshell
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The result was a ghostly, otherworldly sound that could shift from whispers to booming calls depending on the breath.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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The results cast doubt on whether the plumes truly carry whispers of alien life, or merely echoes of lifeless chemistry on the frozen shell.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the years since Mendoza’s sentencing, as in the years before, only a tiny fraction of farms are investigated for potential H-2A violations.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Last but not least the DeFi sector – even with nearly $200 billion in total value locked – remains a miniscule fraction of the overall lending market and financial ecosystem.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Images from the scene showed the front part of the top deck of the bus smashed in and its metal frame badly dented, as first responders cordoned off the area.—
Lizbeth Diaz,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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As part of its deal, Japan also placed an order for 100 Boeing jets, although the value of the order was not disclosed.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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But now, the future of Lucille’s American Cafe, a Weston comfort-food institution serving up mouthfuls of nostalgia since 1999, is unclear.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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Their Cap & Cane Spirits Overproof Rum clocks in at 63% ABV and is created from a mix of Guatemalan molasses, turbinado sugar, and evaporated cane juice that delivers a mouthful of flavor.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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In line with Japanese tastes, many of the rides are much tamer than their equivalents Stateside.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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At this roadside stand, soft-serve cones, towering sundaes, and nostalgia-inducing banana splits taste best eaten under string lights in the warm evening air.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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At vigils since the shooting, snippets of Pepe’s life story have emerged from conversations with some of his family members.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Titles can pile up on an iPhone, iPad and Mac as players dabble in different titles looking for the right amusement for their snippets of free time.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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In the course of his 50-plus-year writing career, there's been a good bit of debate over Stephen King's ability to deliver a satisfying ending.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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This evolved into a prototype chiefly engineered by Burrell Smith, selecting for its CPU the 8-bit Motorola 6809 as an upgrade from the Apple II's MOS 6502 but still keeping costs low.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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What lingers are the fragments that weren’t rehearsed, a voice breaking, a note pulled from the back of a notebook, a chant that filled the room, a line spoken more to a spouse than to the cameras.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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One of these middens spanned an area the size of five football pitches and was packed with the remains of the feast—up to 15 million bone fragments.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Nutshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutshell. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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