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
Bigger display fireworks, such as salutes that contain two grains – 130 milligrams – of explosive materials and professional-grade aerial shells with more than 60 grams of pyrotechnic compositions, can't be purchased for recreational use.
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Finch Walker, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Damaged grains that weren’t fit for the market were repurposed into making a humble dish for farmers and their families.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Provides a Gluten-Free Option Unlike many other grains, buckwheat is gluten-free.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 12 June 2026
By incorporating multiple grains and seeds, these products can provide a wider variety of nutrients than cereals made from a single grain.
—Brianna Tobritzhofer, Health, 11 June 2026
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Finch Walker, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Damaged grains that weren’t fit for the market were repurposed into making a humble dish for farmers and their families.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Provides a Gluten-Free Option Unlike many other grains, buckwheat is gluten-free.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 12 June 2026
By incorporating multiple grains and seeds, these products can provide a wider variety of nutrients than cereals made from a single grain.
—Brianna Tobritzhofer, Health, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grain
Noun
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But such interludes add up to small specks of stormclouds in the show’s otherwise sunny skies.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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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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Suddenly, everyone was talking at once, voices and tempers rising.—
Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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Patience is tried; tempers are frayed.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Noun
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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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Instead, attachment behaviors evolve with a child’s temperament, environment, and the parent–child relationship.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
5 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
Noun
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Sunday brings a little bit of everything.—
Damien Lodes,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Drill bit makers who serve the oil and gas industry are replacing tungsten drill bits with steel, which wears more quickly.—
Ari Sen,
Scientific American,
13 June 2026
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After losing Saint Pepsi to trademark law, DeRobertis and future funk took diverging paths—the former towards nu-disco and synthpop, the latter towards a new artistic disposition made up of anime girls and neon colors.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
13 June 2026
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The fighters look more like themselves from a disposition standpoint.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Seasonal allergies are primarily caused by trees and grasses, whose tiny pollen particles travel on the wind.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
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Tiny silica beads about 10 microns in diameter are projected at the polymer at about 750 meters per second (over 1,600 miles per hour) with the amount of energy absorbed measured by calculating the change in particle velocity before and after the beads pass through.—
Shirl Leigh
June 10,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
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Together, the stories aim to show how our attitude toward animals is largely dependent on context and species.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Considering the misguided attitudes of many Gen Z voters, there’s no time to waste.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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“Grain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grain. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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