as in specks
a very small piece
surreptitiously removed a flyspeck of dirt from the china
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Noun
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The pattern is a brownish batik produced by specks of tobacco.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025 -
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 light brown hair, worn in an all-purpose crop, bears flecks of gray.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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Yes, these flecks are seeds that were once inside of a vanilla bean, confirms Britton.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hydrophobic soil is particularly problematic after a wildfire when soil particles become coated with waxy substances as organic matter decomposes.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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And now, a team from Texas A&M University has found that these particles can potentially bypass the skin, body’s first line of defense, especially after interacting with seawater.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Time in the age of screens was rapidly changing, brazenly commercializing, exploding into bits and then getting distributed across multiple venues and devices.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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All the best bits, all the comedy and magic, but in a totally original space and setting.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Also try the herbed cavatelli in lamb ragout − one of my favorite pasta dishes in town − or the duck confit served on a bed of creamy cassoulet beans cooked low and slow in a stock of ham scraps and leeks.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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So when Luise was frustrated by her experiments with canvas one afternoon at MacDowell and threw her scraps into her studio’s fireplace, Morton was there to witness the epiphany that followed.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Add kale to soups and smoothies, blend it into dips, or steam it as a side with grains, legumes, fish, or lean proteins.—
Barbie Cervoni,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Whole grains Whole grains can provide even more fiber than vegetables, Glinski pointed out.—
Allison Forsyth,
Health,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Participating locations will collect tablets, capsules, patches and other forms of prescription drugs, officials said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the past two years, historic droughts have left wide dry patches where deep channels once flowed.—
Isa Cardona,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Breakfast dwindled to crumbs of bread for the children, while the adults made do with bitter coffee or, on rare occasions, a little milk.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Food crumbs and debris can hinder gas flow or cause uneven burning.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Flyspecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyspecks. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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