1
as in speck
a very small piece
just give me a grain of information about what to expect on the program
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2
as in temper
one's characteristic attitude or mood
cheating, even on my income taxes, goes against my grain
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Recent Examples of grain
Other alternative grains include quinoa, rice, amaranth, and millet.
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Lauren Manaker Ms, Health, 22 May 2026
Boats arrived here every day from Venice and left loaded with produce, grains, wine, and more.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
These categories are proteins, grains, dairy and fruits and vegetable.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Sorghum is a small, chewy grain with a mildly nutty flavor similar to brown rice.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026
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Lauren Manaker Ms, Health, 22 May 2026
Boats arrived here every day from Venice and left loaded with produce, grains, wine, and more.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
These categories are proteins, grains, dairy and fruits and vegetable.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Sorghum is a small, chewy grain with a mildly nutty flavor similar to brown rice.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grain
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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The titular town is a serene speck of a place in the west of Japan, near a mountain also called Nagi, a beautiful but raggedy landscape that patchworks swathes of virgin forest, farmed fields and twinkling solar panels.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Eidinger is perfect for the role, and his escalating temper tantrums — almost camp at first, with delicious echoes of Christoph Waltz’s Hans Landa — become frightening in their intensity.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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Emotional weather systems with tempers, intuition, sensitivity, and something wild in our blood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Powerful new lasers and x-rays are enabling geologists like Korolev, a researcher at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City, to probe increasingly small flecks of minerals in deep diamonds.—
James Dinneen,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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Our recipe studs egg filling with flecks of green onions, bacon, and a generous helping of Swiss cheese.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
5 May 2026
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Molinaroli describes a shift not just in pace but in temperament.—
Ascend Agency,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Time gives everything a different temperament.—
David L. Ulin,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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Northwestern let a little bit of suspense creep in during the second half of its NCAA Tournament semifinal Friday evening at Martin Stadium.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Leicester did their bit, eventually winning 2-1, but Everton were also leading 1-0 — until a fake rumour circulated inside the stadium that Bournemouth had levelled the scores.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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Knauf developed this disposition throughout the tenure of his career, which began in product management.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Curiosity — the disposition to keep searching even when the AI has given you a good enough answer.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Ischemic strokes occur when a blood clot or other particles – such as plaque, which are fatty deposits – block blood supply to the brain, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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One 2022 study found broken nonstick coatings may release millions of microplastic and nanoplastic particles.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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In the right hands, delivered with an attitude that respects both the subjects and gallery visitors, this frantic exploration of cowboys and the West by art galleries can still have something to say.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
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Launched in 2001, Bratz made its name by offering dolls with attitude, distinct personalities, and a stronger sense of style than the category had seen at the time.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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“Grain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grain. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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