as in shred
a very small amount
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
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Recent Examples of ounce
Some patients were given about 12 ounces of 100% elderberry juice twice daily for two weeks, while researchers gave others a placebo.
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Hannah Singleton, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Beatrice’s second daughter was born at 12.57 p.m. local time on January 22, weighing four pounds and five ounces, the palace said in a statement.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
The baby weighs four pounds and five ounces, per the palace.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Locals were trained in production and anyone who showed an ounce of acting talent was brought in and given a crash course in screen performance, meaning the likes of LC Sekhose and history professors feature.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Singleton, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Beatrice’s second daughter was born at 12.57 p.m. local time on January 22, weighing four pounds and five ounces, the palace said in a statement.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
The baby weighs four pounds and five ounces, per the palace.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Locals were trained in production and anyone who showed an ounce of acting talent was brought in and given a crash course in screen performance, meaning the likes of LC Sekhose and history professors feature.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ounce
Noun
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Trump is a reverse Trojan Horse: a shred of reason inside a thick armor of malignancy.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Every one of his releases is part of a master plan: to develop tools that lay waste to every last hoary shred of club convention.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
5 Dec. 2024
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There’s one hopeful glimmer on the horizon: slim phones.—
Allison Johnson,
The Verge,
21 Jan. 2025
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Now, after years in which the situation in Syria seemed to have become stagnant, the fall of the regime, for Syrians displaced in Turkey, offered a glimmer of hope amid a precarious existence marked by everyday humiliation and occasional violence in the country of their refuge.—
Alia Malek,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The addition of beef suet and a sprinkling of instant masa give the stew its distinctive flavor.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
5 Feb. 2025
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In fact, what's easier than a beautiful tube pan cake with a simple glaze and a sprinkling of pecans?—
Anna Theoktisto,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2024
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And despite seeing a huge chunk of their local television revenue disappear, the Diamondbacks made a massive, unexpected splash with a contract that narrowly surpasses Zack Greinke’s six-year, $206.5 million deal from 2016 as the largest in team history.—
Tim Britton,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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On one hand, nobody in the division has made any big offseason splashes.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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The result is a nut butter with roasty toasty complexity and the slightest hint of natural sweetness.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appétit,
13 Feb. 2025
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Her makeup included bold brows, a smokey eye and a hint of a glossy lip.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
13 Feb. 2025
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What sets Friedrich apart from everyone else is that solitary human being and his dual nature: both a tiny speck in the universe and the center of it all.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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One of them shows the moon from a distance—a tiny white speck in a sea of black—and the other captures the lander’s hardware with a view of the moon in the background.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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One of those rare attacks occurred just two years ago in 2023, when a shark bit a snorkeling American woman.—
Max Saltman,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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Rather than spending years of R&D perpetually reinventing themselves, its creators take what’s worked in their own games, incorporate the best bits of others, and remix the brew over and over.—
Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Attention, littles: Ms. Rachel is on her way to Netflix!—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
14 Jan. 2025
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Ready for Fed The S&P 500 ended Tuesday little changed as traders await the Federal Reserve’s key interest rate cut decision (more on that below).—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2024
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“Ounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ounce. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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