1
as in specks
a very small piece
she left only a bit of the broccoli on her plate
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2
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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3
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
Tutu Atwell’s role is perplexing Every fan base has some trademark bits.
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Nate Atkins, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The new Galactic Brownie flavor combines brownie batter ice cream, gooey brownie bits, creamy chocolate icing swirls, and rainbow chips that dazzle like the stars in the Milky Way.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Its quantum counterpart is QMA, where a proof comes not as a string of bits but as a fragile quantum state.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
How, then, did identical bits of DNA surface in entirely different types of bacteria?
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
But any lyrical intensity is undercut, to say the least, by the playfulness of Mercury’s vocals and the gleefully absurd operatic bits.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Lassauce has been snorkeling daily with sharks for a year as part of that program—always with an accompanying boat for safety purposes—and had seen bits of the leopard shark mating behavior before, but never the entire sequence.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
McClanahan examines the lives of women in her family—their relationships, their preoccupations, their struggles, their enduring presence—and much of this arrives in bits of letters uncovered from her research.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Nate Atkins, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The new Galactic Brownie flavor combines brownie batter ice cream, gooey brownie bits, creamy chocolate icing swirls, and rainbow chips that dazzle like the stars in the Milky Way.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Its quantum counterpart is QMA, where a proof comes not as a string of bits but as a fragile quantum state.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
How, then, did identical bits of DNA surface in entirely different types of bacteria?
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
But any lyrical intensity is undercut, to say the least, by the playfulness of Mercury’s vocals and the gleefully absurd operatic bits.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Lassauce has been snorkeling daily with sharks for a year as part of that program—always with an accompanying boat for safety purposes—and had seen bits of the leopard shark mating behavior before, but never the entire sequence.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
McClanahan examines the lives of women in her family—their relationships, their preoccupations, their struggles, their enduring presence—and much of this arrives in bits of letters uncovered from her research.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bits
Noun
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The pattern is a brownish batik produced by specks of tobacco.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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After a few days’ travel, some of the specks landed on a buoy floating in the North Atlantic off the coast of French Guyana.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Canadiens have some other nice, underrated pieces here, too, led by Guhle, who at 23 years old could take another step if healthy all year.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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They are made by chopping oat groats into smaller pieces and have a chewy texture.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The cooler is built to handle sun, sand, and splashes with a UV-resistant exterior and crushproof interior walls.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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From a bleak job hunt upon her arrival in 2016 to undergoing treatment for her second bout with breast cancer during the uncertainty and fear of COVID, Davis recalls her journey through raw vulnerability and splashes of humor.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These sweet treats, stuffed with homegrown fruit fillings, typically sell out by the afternoon.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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Hershey’s Chocolate World also adds a layer of fall fun with trick-or-treating throughout the world’s largest candy store, character meet-and-greets, and new treats to try.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The small, icy world is home to water-spouting geysers that spew vapor and ice particles into space – offering a tangible clue to its subsurface saltwater ocean.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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For now, virtual particles are our best way to describe how particles behave.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Vets also found fragments of bullets lodged beneath the jaguar's skin.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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The mineral is much softer than shells or fossil fragments, which accounts for that unparalleled velvety texture.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But these low-risk hi jinx will encourage your own littles to try new things and take chances for the adventure of learning and saving friends.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
24 Sep. 2025
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The pattern continues without the game, with the introduction of Kai Havertz and Noni Madueke doing little to improve things.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These clubs began hiring brass musicians, and top acts included the Olympia Brass Band, Eureka Brass and the Young Tuxedo Brass.—
Jenny Adams,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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European officials have also been warning about other hybrid threats and suspect Moscow was behind a string of incidents, including the sabotage of an undersea cable, cyberattacks, GPS jamming of civil aviation, and even acts of arson.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Bits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bits. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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