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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
Parents order their children chicken nuggets, those are boneless wings.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
And then sometimes those gold nuggets would rain down on me.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
The Fan Favorite’s Box ($25): Four pieces of chicken on the bone drizzled in Mike’s Hot Honey, a 12-piece order of white meat nuggets, Secret Recipe Fries, four biscuits, and your choice of four sauces.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
And yet, these fruits are clearly distinct from a super-industrialized item like, say, chicken nuggets or potato chips.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 6 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
And then sometimes those gold nuggets would rain down on me.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
The Fan Favorite’s Box ($25): Four pieces of chicken on the bone drizzled in Mike’s Hot Honey, a 12-piece order of white meat nuggets, Secret Recipe Fries, four biscuits, and your choice of four sauces.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
And yet, these fruits are clearly distinct from a super-industrialized item like, say, chicken nuggets or potato chips.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nugget
Noun
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Fresh and lively acidic fruity attack followed by a layered mouthful of succulent flavors that include black cherries, chocolate chips, strawberry tart.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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If a single picture is worth a thousand words, this data visualization tool will save you a mouthful during your next presentation.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PCMAG,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Carter also voided leases of large chunks of the campus to UCLA and the private Brentwood School.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Miami relied on its press-zone defense for a large chunk of the game.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Coincidentally, also visible in the new images is the planet Mercury, appearing as a tiny speck of light gliding closer to the sun.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Such heady heights look like a speck on the horizon right now, and the question is how small that prospect needs to shrink for anger in the stands to rise again.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One bite and your neighbors may never try a frozen version again.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
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The result is a bite so flavor-dense that just a few ounces can amp up an entire dish.—
Jolene Thym,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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This popular brand found at most grocery stores is a bit chewy and has some hunks of fat that don’t cook out, but the hit of fennel is a win.—
Jolene Thym,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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On December 27, 2024, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, detected a hunk of space rock approximately 828,800 kilometers (515,000 miles) from Earth.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Jan. 2025
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Co-presenting the Animated Feature and Animated Short categories, the unlikely duo navigated their bits and at various moments, sweetly linked arms or hands.—
Elizabeth Leonard,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Getting into Gillis’ monologue, like Dave Chappelle and many other stand-ups who’ve hosted over the years the comedian kicked off his second stint by re-hashing some of his regular bits, as well as introducing some new jokes to the Studio 8H crowd.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2025
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Another Mumsnet user suggested giving the man a taste of his own medicine.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Eight years ago, the creative pioneer began tinkering with motion-capture cameras in hopes of finding a way to integrate taste and flavor into his works.—
Kristin Tablang,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Sifting a dry ingredient before measuring it not only helps break up and clumps, but helps the measurement to be more accurate and leads to a lighter, airier end product.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2025
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They are often found in drainage canals or thick grass clumps, according to the museum.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nugget. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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