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as in specks
a very small piece
she left only a bit of the broccoli on her plate
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as in pieces
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
bits of cookie scattered on the table
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as in splashes
a very small amount
I'll have only a bit of food right now
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as in whiles
an indefinite but usually short period of time
this will only take a bit
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as in treats
something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury
wielding silver trays, the servers offered partygoers a variety of exotic-looking bits
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Recent Examples of bits
In between shout-outs from the crowd, Colbert played it straight, rattling off jokes about the day’s headlines, revealing one last First Draft, and sharing shrewd bits of history about The Ed Sullivan Theater.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
Big shot guests popped up in the studio audience, including the actors Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, and Ryan Reynolds, who did a few bits and pattered about the host going off air; Colbert moved through the usual jokes about the day’s news.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
Scorsese would improvise his bits.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 May 2026
What is left of NEOM are the more immediately practical, productive bits.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Inside, the walls are adorned with bits of old Atlanta iconography, history and pride.
—Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
This pasta salad version with sliced cherry tomatoes and Parmesan is bright, creamy, and chock full of those favorite ranch herbs and bacon bits.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
These were bits of code embedded into the main, over-the-air satellite feeds and executed automatically by the receiver/descrambler hardware.
—ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Somewhere inside the system is a privileged sequence of bits.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
Big shot guests popped up in the studio audience, including the actors Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, and Ryan Reynolds, who did a few bits and pattered about the host going off air; Colbert moved through the usual jokes about the day’s news.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
Scorsese would improvise his bits.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 May 2026
What is left of NEOM are the more immediately practical, productive bits.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Inside, the walls are adorned with bits of old Atlanta iconography, history and pride.
—Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
This pasta salad version with sliced cherry tomatoes and Parmesan is bright, creamy, and chock full of those favorite ranch herbs and bacon bits.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
These were bits of code embedded into the main, over-the-air satellite feeds and executed automatically by the receiver/descrambler hardware.
—ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Somewhere inside the system is a privileged sequence of bits.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bits
Noun
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As in Kourliandski’s quartet, specks and splatters of sound are interspersed with silences.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Their faces lost distinction, their bodies smaller and smaller and then only specks in the overvoid.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Most small jewelry items are a non-issue for body scanners, but larger, bulkier pieces may need to go into a bin.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Misael eating meat alone, cutting up pieces with an enormous knife while barely lit by the flames in front of him, and, sporadically, almost-silent lightning bursts in the distant background.—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Noun
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The show combines nontraditional percussion, marshmallows, paint splashes, plumbing, black lights and streaming streamers.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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You’ll be thrown around in your seat, which moves in sync with the action, along with thumps in the back, splashes of water, blasts of air, smoke, and flashes of light.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
Noun
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UCHealth’s decision to postpone surgeries whiles staff addressed the sterilization problem stands out from other hospitals that have found themselves in similar situations.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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Most other acts by those of a Wolves persuasion barely generated a murmur, and the lap of appreciation by head coach Rob Edwards brought more than a smattering of boos.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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As streaming technology improves and festivals continue drawing top-shelf acts, livestreams of music festivals have become more common.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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But soaring gas prices are taking a bigger slice out of American paychecks since the start of the war, leaving less for things like dining out, new clothes or other treats.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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More treats for you below, enjoy!—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Noun
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As dust floats through the air, static electricity can attract particles of dirt, pollen, pet dander, and dust that accumulate on the fan blades over time.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
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Similar to how cosmic impacts can agitate and heat lunar regolith to liberate trapped particles from the solar wind, machines can do much the same.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Pastoral care, safeguarding, academic standards, finance, HR, and operations all have to move as one unit, or the work fragments.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Loose bodies are cartilage or bone fragments that float around in the fluid of the elbow joint.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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“Bits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bits. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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