as in whisper
something small in size, amount, or range
a nutshell of a fan base
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Recent Examples of nutshell
In a nutshell, 5G Advanced features significant improvements in performance and capabilities and supports higher bandwidth, low latency, and high reliability.
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Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
In a nutshell, there’s a perfect equilateral triangle formed by the centers of the time dial, the sub-seconds dial and the big date aperture.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024
Their answer, in a nutshell, lies in government institutions.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In a nutshell, costochondritis is when the cartilage that connects your rib bones to your breastbone becomes inflamed, Timothy Mott, MD, a family medicine physician at the South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Alabama, tells SELF.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
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Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
In a nutshell, there’s a perfect equilateral triangle formed by the centers of the time dial, the sub-seconds dial and the big date aperture.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024
Their answer, in a nutshell, lies in government institutions.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In a nutshell, costochondritis is when the cartilage that connects your rib bones to your breastbone becomes inflamed, Timothy Mott, MD, a family medicine physician at the South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Alabama, tells SELF.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
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Wednesday’s report comes after earlier data showed the economy added a whopping 254,000 jobs in September, inflation is a whisper away from the Federal Reserve’s 2% target and consumer confidence jumped this month by the fastest clip since March of 2021 — all signs of a robust economy.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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There was also a missed opportunity during the Tribal whispers portion of the evening.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
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Being able to swap a fraction of the carbon-intensive clinker for a cheaper waste product has been a boon both environmentally and economically.Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The firm’s sales are a fraction of its social media peers, with Trump Media’s $1.6 million in revenue over the first six months of 2024 far smaller than Snap’s $2.4 billion and Reddit’s $520 million over the period.Derek Saul, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Was your family still part of the organization when you were cast out?Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The district covers parts of East Oakland, including the Fruitvale neighborhood.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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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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To say the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has become more international in recent years doesn’t quite paint a full enough picture of how tastes have changed.Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent parliamentary elections in Georgia, where the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party secured victory amid widespread reports of Russian interference, may have also given Moscow a taste of success.Clare Sebastian, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Now, snippets of the brand and its products are represented by multiple people with relevancy across different markets and consumer groups for limited periods.Emma Sandler, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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That snippet of narration could have been dropped anywhere in the series, and placing it here drains what ought to be a key scene of its sense of discovery.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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Disney chefs sprinkled candy cane bits and pumped peppermint into the park’s classic hot chocolate.Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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Scientists found mummies covered in ancient cheese By Rachel Feltman Scientists recently found some cheese that’s been developing its funk for a little bit longer than usual: 3,500 years or so.Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Scientists predict that Triton might one day wander too close and end up becoming gravitationally sheared into fragments.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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This included not just a large pool of blood but an expended shell casing and bullet fragments, bloody clothes and weapons, according to court records.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Nutshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutshell. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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