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also titbit
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as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food
I'll just have a tidbit of the dessert, nothing too big
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidbit
Noun
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Everybody was a little bit like at the end of summer camp, although a bit too grown up for this to be true.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025 -
Yet the other major mystery of the series, surrounding the possible identity of Ruby Sunday’s mother, felt a little bit anticlimactic when she was unveiled, even though the thought process behind that storyline was touching.—
Scott Bryan,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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There is only enunciating, as paragraphs of narrative are diverted into rushing mouthfuls of unintelligible high-speed monologue.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news A mouthful of chewing gum might also be a mouthful of microplastics, according to the results of a small pilot study.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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McCarthy’s point is that Journalism got a taste of it today and came through it well.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Jared Leto and Greta Lee appear in the trailer, which also includes the first taste of Nine Inch Nails’ score for the film.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
6 Apr. 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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When your core temperature reaches 93, amnesia nibbles at your consciousness.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
19 Feb. 2025
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Grandma would take a bite and then, using the same fork, Grandma would share a nibble with Poppy.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Tidbit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidbit. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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