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
Just because all the water is absorbed and the grains are tender doesn’t mean that your rice is ready to eat.
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Audrey Bruno, SELF, 13 May 2025
Many foods contain a good amount of tryptophan, including meats, seafood, dairy, grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 12 May 2025
Basmati rice has a drier, fluffier texture, with grains that remain separate after cooking.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
Consuming foods like whole grains, leafy greens, and fiber-rich options can help support a healthier gut and ease discomfort.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 7 May 2025
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Audrey Bruno, SELF, 13 May 2025
Many foods contain a good amount of tryptophan, including meats, seafood, dairy, grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 12 May 2025
Basmati rice has a drier, fluffier texture, with grains that remain separate after cooking.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
Consuming foods like whole grains, leafy greens, and fiber-rich options can help support a healthier gut and ease discomfort.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grain
Noun
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Within the span of a few days, an innocuous speck can turn a loaf of bread from prime sandwich material into a hideous mass of blue-green fuzz—an appetite-killing sight if ever there was one.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
1 May 2025
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The dark speck near the bottom at the end of the line is Curiosity.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The heated nature of the event extended into the temper's of the spectators.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2025
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While Cole’s remarks about moving the process forward are welcomed, his refusal to endorse the Schedule III proposal and his historical opposition to reform temper expectations.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Mercury News,
6 May 2025
Noun
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This nude lipstick shade has just a touch of warmth to it, plus gold flecks that catch the light for fuller-looking lips.—
Claire Sullivan,
Footwear News,
6 May 2025
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For all his flaws, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s willingness to speak openly about autism as a public health concern led some of us to find flecks of hope in his arrival as secretary of health and human services.—
Mark Kendall,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2025
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With the two men mismatched in temperament and direction, Diller was gone in a year and a half—fleeing one sinister Davis (Martin) for the arms of another, equally sinister one (Marvin), who controlled Twentieth Century Fox.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Turner and Jarrett are similar players: physically, skill-set-wise and in temperament.—
Adam Jahns,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Microplastics are small plastic particles that come from broken down plastics, according to a study in the National Library of Medicine.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Hydrolyzed marine collagen undergoes a process called enzymatic hydrolysis that breaks it down into even smaller particles called collagen peptides.—
Veronica Cristino,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Kathleen Bush-Joseph, an attorney and policy analyst with the U.S. Immigration Policy Program at the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute previously mentioned that the database doesn’t always have the final dispositions of cases.—
Kimmy Yam,
NBC news,
15 May 2025
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Shutt says Ruby has the sweetest disposition and knows which office staff member has the best treats.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Inflation eased to a four-year low Your wallet may feel a tiny bit of ease.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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That promo bit was preceded by a series of surprise mini-concerts at other bars in Boston and Nashville, as well as a pop-in at Nashville’s Santa’s Pub with Noah Kahan for a short dual set and reconstruction the pop-up pub at the Coachella Festival.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
13 May 2025
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If cinema is going to survive, per McQuarrie, the players and studios involved have to prop each other rather than taking an attitude of crushing each other.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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The entire episode elicits the kind of pompous stench that has long prompted ill feelings toward Michigan — a sentiment magnified by the actions and attitudes that led to the investigation at hand.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Grain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grain. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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