as in particle
a very small piece
is there one granule of truth in that statement?
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Recent Examples of granule
The medication is administered as granules that dissolve in water.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
When heated to about 300 degrees Celsius in an oxygen-free environment, the material forms carbon-rich granules with high calorific value.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
Those granules are loaded with arsenic, which makes up roughly one percent of its total body weight, and almost entirely in its most toxic form, arsenite.
—New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
Leaks, ceiling stains or granules in gutters may signal damaged or missing asphalt shingles.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2025
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
When heated to about 300 degrees Celsius in an oxygen-free environment, the material forms carbon-rich granules with high calorific value.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
Those granules are loaded with arsenic, which makes up roughly one percent of its total body weight, and almost entirely in its most toxic form, arsenite.
—New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
Leaks, ceiling stains or granules in gutters may signal damaged or missing asphalt shingles.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for granule
Noun
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These particles were sent through three diffraction gratings made from ultraviolet laser light.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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No-Burn Days are needed to protect public health when fine particle pollution levels are expected to be high anywhere in the South Coast Air Basin.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Their long, silvery-blue spiral arms are peppered with bright knots and specks, the telltale signposts of active, messy astrophysics in progress.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Pure black or white floors show every speck of dust.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
6 Jan. 2026
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Even just sitting in a humid cabinet can lead to flecks of rust on a cast-iron pan.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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López reportedly found flecks of gold while digging wild onions, sparking an early gold rush.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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Jaffery said that the Latino population relies heavily on corn masa products in their daily diet rather than flour and other grain products that are enriched with folic acid.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Under this model, grain boundaries act as barriers to dislocations, the microscopic defects that drive deformation.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Quantum computing, once theoretical, is now being harnessed to tackle previously unsolvable problems in fluid dynamics, design of new molecules and materials, and energy optimization.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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This wave nature has been demonstrated many times, but only for very small objects such as electrons, atoms, and simple molecules.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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This is what eye patches are for, and these are the ones in Stewart’s rotation.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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Without good air circulation, blades suffocate and die back, leaving slimy, brow,n or black patches.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
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The sensor supports 13-bit output, allowing richer color representation and smoother tonal transitions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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And probably died a little bit more when the Tyler Loop field goal that would have sent him home — maybe for good — was in the air before drifting wide right.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Store water, food, and pet food in airtight containers, remove crumbs from counters, tables, and floors, and keep trash can lids secure.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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Vacuum the carpet thoroughly to remove dust, crumbs, and pet hair.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Granule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granule. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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