cantles

noun

plural of cantle
as in fragments

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  1. fragments
  2. fractions
  3. shreds
  4. pieces
  5. scraps
  6. sections
  7. segments
  8. leftovers
Noun
  • Instead of communicating with the other operator to decide who will make the dodge, Starlink satellites automatically avoid other objects — both space debris fragments or operational satellites — whenever there is a conjunction alert.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • Rainfall likely caused any additional meteorite fragments that fell outside to disintegrate.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of fragments
Noun
  • Later the same day, Mastercard launched Agent Pay for Machines, a service designed for transactions that AI agents execute with each other, including micropayments worth fractions of a cent.
    — Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Measuring ingredients helps children practice fractions, while comparing prices at the grocery store builds number sense and problem-solving skills.
    — Isabel Lopez, Parents, 6 July 2026
Definition of fractions
Noun
  • Consider pairing yielding fruits like nectarines with crisper specimens like apples, even softer fruits like bananas or cherimoya or crunchier additions like passionfruit pulp or shreds of coconut.
    — Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • There's one day left of food in the fridge, a flood in the basement, a hole in the ceiling and a group of people who are clinging to the last shreds of hope for the future.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Definition of shreds
Noun
  • While members of Congress have proposed several pieces of legislation to address the issue, almost none of those bills have been brought up for a vote, according to the PROMISE Act proposal released Wednesday.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Ultimately, much of the score for The Odyssey starts off with sounds emerging organically from the film’s environment that then gather into lovely, powerful pieces of music.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of pieces
Noun
  • Ethiopian content creator Kalu Putik has grabbed the attention of the fashion world with his outfits made from old clothes, shoes, and garbage scraps.
    — Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 13 July 2026
  • On one wall, the researchers spied what first appeared to be patches of dirt or debris on a mural; further scrutiny showed these were actually thin scraps of plaster that were inscribed with strange markings.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
Definition of scraps
Noun
  • The Post confirmed that in each of the five spots, five hours or more had elapsed between when adjacent sections were sprayed.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • Bulldozers shuffled right through the rubble to make roads that cut Gaza into separate sections.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of sections
Noun
  • Consumer spending is higher, charge-offs are lower, and savings investments are growing across customer segments.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • In these segments, memory can now easily account for half of the total manufacturing cost.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of segments
Noun
  • The leftovers The fact that helium is being lost at all actually tells us something about the composition of the atmosphere.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
  • The discovery of Beta Pictoris d helps clear up a puzzle regarding a disk of dust and debris in this planetary system, which is theorized to be made of the leftovers of planet formation.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of leftovers
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