1
as in speck
a very small piece
she left only a bit of the broccoli on her plate
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2
as in piece
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
bits of cookie scattered on the table
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as in little
a very small amount
I'll have only a bit of food right now
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as in while
an indefinite but usually short period of time
this will only take a bit
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Recent Examples of bit
John Werner, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
There’s still a fair bit of work to go before Flight 13, so don’t count on a launch next month just yet.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 June 2026
Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
During the encounter, the lawsuit alleges, an employee handed Kasenov an alligator, which then bit him in the face.
—Eric Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2026
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Noun
That’s a little bit about what’s going on at the top of some of these big projects.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
There’s still a fair bit of work to go before Flight 13, so don’t count on a launch next month just yet.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 June 2026
Verb
One incident led to a civil lawsuit by a woman who alleges that Nacua made an antisemetic remark during a group dinner and later bit her during a ride in a vehicle.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
During the encounter, the lawsuit alleges, an employee handed Kasenov an alligator, which then bit him in the face.
—Eric Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bit
Noun
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Flash frames, scratches and specks of dust pop up randomly on the screen.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Last night, England played its first game of the tournament—a rematch against Croatia, in Dallas—and the defensive prowess was a speck on the horizon; both sides scored twice in a breathless first half.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Opportunities to acquire a permanent piece of internet infrastructure are considerably rarer.—
Phil Lodico,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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Choose three- and eight-piece sets to fit any need and make an easy swap for reusable containers, which can also save thousands of plastic bags.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Champagne for the adults and apple juice for the littles.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Adults might opt for spa treatments and relaxing in an above-water cabin but littles can spend the day snorkeling or heading of to supervised activities on the resort.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Kelly — a Canadian who's been living in the States a while — admits to not knowing much about the American icon.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
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After a while, people get tired of your bottomless melancholy.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Noun
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For Executive Chef Gary Caldwell, crafting this menu is an act of preservation.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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But the Royals produced an avalanche of offense, with every starter getting into the act.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
Noun
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The fifth annual LCCAs will air on June 17 on Peacock and Bravo, and fans are in for a treat.—
Emma Urdangen,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Fill each compartment with an assortment of fruit, nuts and other treats and place it in the refrigerator.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Yet both Carney and his creator kept getting sucked back in.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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And seriously, without fail, I got completely sucked into Oprah’s magic.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
22 June 2026
Noun
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For more than a decade, MAVEN circled Mars in a highly elliptical orbit, measuring particles escaping into space and observing how the atmosphere responded to solar activity.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
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Their fabric, paper, or textured surfaces attract airborne particles that often go unnoticed until they're viewed in bright daylight.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
16 June 2026
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“Bit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bit. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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