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as in specks
a very small piece
just give me a grain of information about what to expect on the program
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as in temperaments
one's characteristic attitude or mood
cheating, even on my income taxes, goes against my grain
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Recent Examples of grains
Instead, think high-protein and filling breakfast filled with fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, healthy fats, along with herbs and spices like ginger and turmeric (all of which are anti-inflammatory).
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Siya Bhambwani, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2026
Look for whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and words like steamed, baked, poached, roasted, broiled or grilled.
—Dr. Sarah Kinsella, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
These are often made with multiple cereal grains in addition to the traditional barley, giving them more complexity.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Wineries have wine clubs; farms have the Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA model; the Bay Area’s Burlap & Barrel has a spice club; and similar models exist for grains, coffee and local seafood.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
As the wind blows between the Moquith and Moccasin mountains, the velocity increases and carries the sand grains from the sandstone.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2026
How to Get Enough Magnesium for Better Sleep Many people do not regularly eat foods rich in magnesium, such as leafy greens, nuts, seeds, legumes, whole grains, and seafood, Gray said.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 2 Apr. 2026
Some common whole grains include whole wheat bread, oats, brown rice, and quinoa.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 1 Apr. 2026
In a wholesome video posted Friday (March 27) by Vogue, the boy band’s Jin, V and Jimin gather in a kitchen to prepare some janchi-guksu — a Korean noodle soup — and misugaru, a beverage made of powdered grains.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
Siya Bhambwani, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2026
Look for whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and words like steamed, baked, poached, roasted, broiled or grilled.
—Dr. Sarah Kinsella, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
These are often made with multiple cereal grains in addition to the traditional barley, giving them more complexity.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Wineries have wine clubs; farms have the Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA model; the Bay Area’s Burlap & Barrel has a spice club; and similar models exist for grains, coffee and local seafood.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
As the wind blows between the Moquith and Moccasin mountains, the velocity increases and carries the sand grains from the sandstone.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2026
How to Get Enough Magnesium for Better Sleep Many people do not regularly eat foods rich in magnesium, such as leafy greens, nuts, seeds, legumes, whole grains, and seafood, Gray said.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 2 Apr. 2026
Some common whole grains include whole wheat bread, oats, brown rice, and quinoa.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 1 Apr. 2026
In a wholesome video posted Friday (March 27) by Vogue, the boy band’s Jin, V and Jimin gather in a kitchen to prepare some janchi-guksu — a Korean noodle soup — and misugaru, a beverage made of powdered grains.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grains
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Keep an eye out for tiny brown or orange specks, especially around door edges, undercarriage, and seams.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Keep an eye out for tiny brown or orange specks, especially around door edges, undercarriage and seams.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Singapore Sling and the Million Dollar Cocktail are sisters who share the same DNA and many of the same qualities but possess quite different temperaments and have gone on to enjoy different lives.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2026
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Players of all kinds of temperaments, skill levels and game styles have done it, do it, and will do it in the future — and there are methods to the madness that takes over a tennis player in the throes of frustration.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Take a room full of particles, for instance, where half of the particles are cold (low in kinetic energy, moving slowly, with a long timescale in between collisions) and half of the particles are hot (high in kinetic energy, moving rapidly, with short timescales separating successive collisions).—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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As free quarks cannot exist in isolation, quarks produced from the vacuum immediately combine into composite particles called hyperons.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fists flew on the 50-yard line as tempers heated up during the traditional post-game handshake, with some athletes exiting the field bloodied and bruised.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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Together, Kelly and the queen made a brilliant team, only rarely falling out when tempers frayed.—
Katie Nicholl,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Berber carpet Berber is a type of loop pile carpet with flecks of color.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Using x-ray fluorescence spectrometry, scholars determined that the ancient off-white fluid was composed of calcite, huntite, and miniscule flecks of yellow orpiment, a highly toxic sulfide of arsenic that Egyptians also used in medicine to treat syphilis and malaria.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But white settlers found their stubborn dispositions too unruly for domestication and their big bodies too tempting a commodity.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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The solstice will occur on March 20, bringing with it longer, warmer days, blooming flowers, and overall happier dispositions.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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About 80 times heavier than protons, W bosons are among the heaviest of nature’s fundamental particles, which can’t be broken down into smaller bits.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2026
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There may be no documents in the libraries, but the trees hold bits and shards of this land’s collective memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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This marks a seismic shift in attitudes toward the technology’s promise.—
Terrence Curtin,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Our attitudes, our hang-ups, our fears.—
Colin Fleming,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Grains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grains. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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