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as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food
the chef's cuisine is so good that diners will want to savor every morsel
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as in speck
a very small piece
searching for any morsel of useful information
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as in cipher
a person of no importance or influence
a morsel like her wouldn't last a week in the rough-and-tumble world of Wall Street
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Recent Examples of morsel
These morsels were smooth, consistent, and sweeter than others.
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Using the same type of batter, these semicircular morsels are smaller and denser than its flat counterpart.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
Good & Gather Organic Chocolate Chips A few editors noted that these chocolate chips had a chalky appearance, and while that may have been initially unsettling, uncertainties were quashed when these morsels were tasted.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
The only problem is keeping the grapes out of hungry bird’s beaks because the shriveled morsels are a rare delicacy, so winemakers cover the vines with nets until harvest time.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Using the same type of batter, these semicircular morsels are smaller and denser than its flat counterpart.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
Good & Gather Organic Chocolate Chips A few editors noted that these chocolate chips had a chalky appearance, and while that may have been initially unsettling, uncertainties were quashed when these morsels were tasted.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
The only problem is keeping the grapes out of hungry bird’s beaks because the shriveled morsels are a rare delicacy, so winemakers cover the vines with nets until harvest time.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morsel
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This mouthful of a condition is a chronic type of arthritis that causes spine inflamation.Brittany Risher, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Russell Vought Behind that bureaucratic mouthful of a title is the most powerful person deciding how the government will spend its $7 trillion-plus annual budget.Peter Green, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
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The asking price is a speck under $15.5 million, with the listing held by Delaney Fox of Keller Williams Sun Valley Southern Idaho.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
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Murphy’s face is hidden behind the camera whose flash illuminates specks of dust that hang in the air.Carolina A. Miranda, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ferreira struggles a bit more to find the depth in her role; her character comes off as merely a cipher, a stand-in for an audience similarly positioned as outsiders.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Editor’s picks For decades, Patricia McGlone was a cipher, a ghost.Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
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Customers can get their first bites of the new steak garlic nacho fries Thursday, Jan. 16, at participating Taco Bell restaurants nationwide, according to the fast-food chain.Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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That approach means putting your phone down and resting your fork between bites.Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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There’s a even bit of Austin Burke’s salesmanship character in Sager, who has plugged the store on The Happy Customer Channel on YouTube or on frequent radio commercials and as a guest on Big 105.9.Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Skits are one-joke bits done in grade school or by guys at the Rotary Club.Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Use either a horticultural oil or systemic insecticide if these insects are noted, following label instructions.Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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The leaves were structured to protect themselves from insects and drought and to store water reserves.Alana Chin, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
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Contemporary yet refined, this hotel offers 104 rooms, each with a muted palette of blues, tans, and oranges, and plenty of communal spaces to get a taste of the city’s vibrant culture.Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2025
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Want More? To get another taste, shop and learn more about French Broad Chocolates here on their website.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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And in the very center of the panel, in flat, dark country, in literal no man’s land, is a small, broken vertical line consisting of flecks of white paint.Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Coir, a fibrous material made from by-products of coconut husks; it is often used as a substitute for peat. Vermiculite, a fine, puffed, gold flecks mica, which helps with drainage.Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Morsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morsel. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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