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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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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
That even applies to Sgr A*, which exists on a diet of gas and dust so meager For a human, the equivalent would be consuming one grain of rice every million years.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 June 2026
Use whole grains like millet, farro, or bulgur as a base in your grain bowl or as a side dish, rather than using refined grains like white rice.
—Caitlin Beale, Health, 5 June 2026
Choose between top-grain leather and white (stain-resistant) performance fabric upholstery for this petite gem that doubles as a guest bed when your best friend drops in unexpectedly.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026
Toasting the rice deepens the flavor and helps the grains stay separate once cooked.
—Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 June 2026
Use whole grains like millet, farro, or bulgur as a base in your grain bowl or as a side dish, rather than using refined grains like white rice.
—Caitlin Beale, Health, 5 June 2026
Choose between top-grain leather and white (stain-resistant) performance fabric upholstery for this petite gem that doubles as a guest bed when your best friend drops in unexpectedly.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026
Toasting the rice deepens the flavor and helps the grains stay separate once cooked.
—Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grain
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Most astronomers now agree that each of these minuscule crimson specks—which bear a striking resemblance to enormous, faraway stars—actually has a burgeoning black hole at its center.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
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There are blue spots, specks, scratches, flares, and bits of crud in almost ALL of the Apollo photos.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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Don’t cross Russell Crowe in his own arena Russell Crowe has been known to have a temper, and he has been known to show it.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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This morning, the emotional Moon opposes combative Mars, so tempers and needs can pull in opposite directions.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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From the train windows, expect to spot the aquamarine waves of Ligurian Sea crashing against the stony coast, candy-colored houses huddled together on the hillsides, tiny wooden boats gliding through village harbors, and flecks of golden-sand beaches.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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The light had a wintry grain, with flecks of color suspended in it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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History offers a narrow escape hatch Ahamed is not, by temperament, an apocalyptist.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Her temperament plays a big role, too.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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In Cawker City, population 465, the twine ball is a symbol of community—a collective commitment to the bit.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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A little bit of the all-or-nothing from him.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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His humble and docile disposition resembles that of the air sign Libra, which holds moral righteousness and fair-mindedness.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Splashed across surfaces and accessories, the color establishes a sunny disposition, no matter the locale.—
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
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The team then used ultrasonication, a technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to agitate and process materials, and broke the bulk liquid metal into fine particles.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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So by necessity, the encoding must be approximate, and therefore some aspects of what’s going on in the space-time can’t be perfectly recovered by measuring a subset of the quantum particles in the usual way.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 June 2026
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Although service is not quite polished, the happy-go-lucky Dutch-Caribbean staff are refreshingly devoid of attitude.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The show has always affected a devil-may-care attitude, but in previous seasons, less-wearying — not to say light or uplifting — moments came up as a result of the chemistry between the young ensemble.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
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“Grain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grain. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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