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as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food
nuggets of beef in the chow mein fried chicken nuggets
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as in speck
a very small piece
a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case
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Recent Examples of nugget
There's a new menu item coming to Taco Bell this week – chicken nuggets.
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Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
In June 2021, as reported by The Verge, a McDonald’s chicken nugget that resembled an Among Us Crewmate sold for just shy of $100,000 on eBay.
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According to NBC News, Mangione was in a group of Ivy League gamers at the University of Pennsylvania who played Among Us together.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
This extra nugget of wisdom comes from my very seasoned travel buddy, Abbie, who not only has been to over 100 countries but also leads group trips and is a Fora travel advisor.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Throughout the last year, the Lord had been giving me little nuggets to plug into the songs.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
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Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
In June 2021, as reported by The Verge, a McDonald’s chicken nugget that resembled an Among Us Crewmate sold for just shy of $100,000 on eBay.
Mangione’s gamer history
According to NBC News, Mangione was in a group of Ivy League gamers at the University of Pennsylvania who played Among Us together.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
This extra nugget of wisdom comes from my very seasoned travel buddy, Abbie, who not only has been to over 100 countries but also leads group trips and is a Fora travel advisor.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Throughout the last year, the Lord had been giving me little nuggets to plug into the songs.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nugget
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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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For most consumers, Thompson said, using just one provider may save them a significant chunk of money in 2025.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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That's a significant chunk, on top of other financing alternatives like bank loans and cobbling together groups of other wealthy individuals (e.g., how Josh Harris bought the Washington Commanders).Dan Primack, Axios, 31 Dec. 2024
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There were also no visible specks of spices like the Shamrock nog.Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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But a break in the case finally came in 2002 when the Contra Costa County forensic lab matched DNA in Kemp’s hair with the genetic makeup of a speck of blood found on one of Wiltsey’s fingernails.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Events include small bites, one drink ticket, and a champagne toast.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2024
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But there is less bite, less idealism and seemingly less care taken.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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But with the cost of beef these days — though stores may run specials this time of year on standing rib roasts — such a big hunk of beef requires care and some paying attention too.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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Her husband's a hunk, her career's going great, and her enormous house is dressed up for the holidays without an ornament out of place.EW.com, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Truly, this recipe calls for a little bit of everything—although many ingredients in this recipe can be swapped or subbed out to suit your tastes, which only adds to why this breakfast casserole is our best yet.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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These bits of Neanderthal DNA may have evolved in their population originally as a result of a genetic bottleneck in their population, predating any interbreeding with modern humans.Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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In María Carolina’s empty apartment, Mercedes finds a taste of freedom.Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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On the ranking dated January 4, 2024, Spears’ tune rose to No. 59, before quickly disappearing as tastes changed again.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Mom was going through chemotherapy that made her hair fall out in clumps.Ariana Green, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
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Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) detected carbon-containing molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in these clumps, which can signal the presence of star-forming regions.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nugget. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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