1
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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2
as in speck
a very small piece
searching for any morsel of useful information
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3
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
Oversized morsels are primarily intended to be skewered through the middle, say, with a lengthy stick or pronged instrument with an extended handle.
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Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Once a day, a faux vulture brings the real vulture a few morsels of dead rodent.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 May 2025
After all, it’s been days since she’s had a morsel, and she’s got a taciturn little lion hunter in the oven!
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
The timeline offered a morsel of clarity about the reciprocal tariff plan, which remains highly opaque just hours before it is set to be unveiled.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,jesse Pound,christina Wilkie,megan Cassella,erin Doherty, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
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Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Once a day, a faux vulture brings the real vulture a few morsels of dead rodent.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 May 2025
After all, it’s been days since she’s had a morsel, and she’s got a taciturn little lion hunter in the oven!
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
The timeline offered a morsel of clarity about the reciprocal tariff plan, which remains highly opaque just hours before it is set to be unveiled.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,jesse Pound,christina Wilkie,megan Cassella,erin Doherty, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morsel
Noun
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Sleek and syrupy rich mouthful of maple syrup and mocha with succulent red cherries and some mushrooms on the finish.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The photo shows a happy Thomas with his Philly in his lap, and a mouthful of Angelo's.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
Noun
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When dishes air-dry, especially in a dishwasher or on a drying rack, the water evaporates, and these minerals remain on the surface, forming those unsightly white or grayish specks.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2025
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Her path had been ambitiously charted to include a refuelling stop on Howland Island, a speck between Hawaii and Australia.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Elsewhere, Jonathan and Ana made a smart strategic decision after figuring out how to use a cipher to decode a message into English.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
23 Apr. 2025
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In the hands of a lesser actor and director, Laura might have been a frustrating cipher.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
Noun
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There’s also an on-site bar/lounge serving wine, cocktails, and light bites, and a coffee shop and cafe located next door in the Salish Visitors Center.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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This potential trilogy is off to a solid — if not spectacular — start, though more bite would have been welcome.—
Mark Meszoros,
Boston Herald,
19 June 2025
Noun
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There’s familiarity, there’s evolution and there’s a little bit of something for all demographics of music too, not just country.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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Forensic scientists showed the jury tiny red bits of plastic stuck in the fabric of O’Keefe’s sweatshirt, and pieces of Read’s taillight near where the body was found.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, those charming heads of cabbage often end up full of holes from all sorts of insect pests.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 June 2025
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Two restaurants were closed and insect activity was observed at three others in the latest round of Tarrant County health inspections, according to the inspection report.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The sheer diversity of the collection is a testament to Koch’s discerning taste.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
17 June 2025
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The league presents a taste of professional baseball — one with a shorter season and a focus on instruction — before players are moved to Low-A Delmarva to start their climb up the minor league ladder in hopes of making it to the major leagues.—
Jacob Calvin Meyer,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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After drying, Messinger meticulously cleans the artifacts with delicate animal-hair brushes and painstakingly removes rust, fleck by fleck, with a dental pick.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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The blue is speckled with some white flecks, which reminds me of blue enamelware pots and pans for a down-home aesthetic.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Morsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morsel. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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