GRANULES Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

granules

noun

plural of granule

as in particles

a very small piece is there one granule of truth in that statement?

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Recent Examples of granules Vortex structures At 416 nanometers, the solar surface is dominated by granules, the convection cells that carry heat from the interior. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Benefits of Rabbit Repellents Commercial rabbit repellents are easy to apply, either as a ready-to-use spray or as scatterable granules. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026 In another bowl, stir together extra-large eggs, instant coffee granules, pure vanilla extract, and sugar. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026 Manufacturing process Extrusion-spheronization was used to manufacture uniform high-explosive granules. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026 Prime lips for a perfectly smooth, even application using the 3-in-1 Lip Scrub pen, which gently scrubs away dead skin with super-fine sugar granules and keeps lips hydrated with nourishing shea butter and algae. — ABC News, 19 May 2026 Garbage disposals can grind small pieces of food and granules; however, large, hard and fibrous foods will cause clogs and residue over time in the disposal. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 But humidity and moisture after the rain will result in ruptured pollen granules, resulting in pollen that is easier to carry on the wind and breathe in. — Levi Keller, The Conversation, 5 May 2026 Add some Mosquito Bits granules to keep mosquitoes from breeding in the water. — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026

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Noun

In Lower Manhattan, the collapse of the Twin Towers led to a massive dust cloud that filled the air and blanketed city blocks with ash, debris, metal, glass, asbestos, benzene and other harmful particles, according to the WTC Health program.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
The main filter comes with a fine-mesh inner basket for capturing particles such as sand, pollen, and other grit.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of particles

Noun

Some kits include stone-like chips or flecks to scatter over the surface of the wet paint for a realistic effect.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026
Hundreds of flecks of sequins caught the light as Jenner made her way down the red carpet, glittering from every angle.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of flecks

Noun

Sand doesn’t contain many nutrients, and its grains don’t stick together like particles in fertile soil do.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2026
Ricing season is well underway in Wisconsin, with tribal and non-tribal harvesters venturing onto rice beds to knock manoomin grains into canoes.

— Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of grains

Noun

There were small tables that needed gluing, and there was always clothing to be mended, and, on this day, a lawn chair whose shredded side pieces were being replaced with unmatching but whimsical bits of material.

— Lydia Davis, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
Some of the best bits are when there is no violence at all, said Jo Lawson-Tancred on Artnet.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bits

Noun

But the team recovered amino acid variants, molecules that make up proteins, that suggested three bones and two teeth were Denisovan, according to the new studies.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
The team at Rainmaker says drones are the most precise and cost-effective way of cloud seeding, a process that uses molecules of silver iodide to attract water droplets and enhance the amount rain and snow that falls.

— Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of molecules

Noun

But that gas could come in the form of the doughnut, or as puffy clouds that fill in patches of the black hole’s sky, as opposed to the shell of gas around a black hole star.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
There were patches of pink, and some of his skin was visibly breaking down.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of patches

Noun

Perhaps that’s why the show at Scully’s feels so major; by incorporating scraps of New York into the work, Prieto is finally metabolizing a piece of the city.

— Jill Singer, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026
On that sixth consecutive practice, for example, a couple of scraps broke out.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026

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