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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
And what are chicken nuggets without dipping sauce?
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Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
However, the company is exclusively revealing to CNN that the nuggets – and crispy chicken as a whole – might become permanent menu item additions in 2026 if the nuggets are met with similar excitement as last time.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Customers will be able to get the chicken nuggets a la carte or in a combo featuring regular Nacho Fries, nacho cheese sauce and a large fountain drink.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Made with fresh chicken breast and rib meat, these nuggets are an easy and quick dinner or lunchtime option for any age.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
However, the company is exclusively revealing to CNN that the nuggets – and crispy chicken as a whole – might become permanent menu item additions in 2026 if the nuggets are met with similar excitement as last time.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Customers will be able to get the chicken nuggets a la carte or in a combo featuring regular Nacho Fries, nacho cheese sauce and a large fountain drink.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Made with fresh chicken breast and rib meat, these nuggets are an easy and quick dinner or lunchtime option for any age.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nugget
Noun
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The pack of marine mammals eventually surfaced with mouthfuls of food.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Okay, that's quite an overflowing mouthful of potential pie-in-the-sky promise to chew on all at once.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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However, a large chunk (40,000 jobs) of last month’s layoff count can be attributed to plans tied to two major employers: UPS and Intel.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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But all of that is in peril this year as President Donald Trump’s disruptive tariff policies threaten to halt a big chunk of global trade.—
Zeyi Yang,
Wired News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Now it’s just popped up on the market again for a speck under $11.6 million, with Shana Rohde-Lynch of Compass holding the listing.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
2 May 2025
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These insects appear in early spring as tiny dark specks.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Viewers could be fooled into believing that a bite of tomato was the best thing Miller's ever tasted in her life given her reaction alone.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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But the balanced blueprint takes a big bite out of the county’s infrastructure investment, slicing the capital projects budget by roughly two-thirds, or $90 million.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2025
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There’s nothing wrong with ogling a juicy rack of ribs or drooling over a hunk of brisket slowly smoking over hot coals.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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Some of them were things that predated the trail construction, including hunks of rebar, a concrete road barrier that apparently had been in the creek for many years, and an assortment of shopping carts.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Inflation eased to a four-year low Your wallet may feel a tiny bit of ease.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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According to both actors, the entire process of putting together this scene was as inventive and open as the bit with the scarf.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Açaí Berries Açaí berries are tiny fruits with deep purple skin and an earthy, slightly bitter taste.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
12 May 2025
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Her musical tastes are the byproducts of her parents’ listening habits.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Dense clumps within these clouds can collapse to form young stars.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
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The team performed simulations of the Perseus cluster, which revealed that this clump collided with the cluster around 5 billion years ago.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nugget. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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