1
as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food
the chef's cuisine is so good that diners will want to savor every morsel
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as in speck
a very small piece
searching for any morsel of useful information
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3
as in cipher
a person of no importance or influence
a morsel like her wouldn't last a week in the rough-and-tumble world of Wall Street
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Recent Examples of morsel
Don't forget the cracklings, the crispy morsels produced during the rendering of lard.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
The kits come complete with Nestlé Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough roll, semi-sweet chocolate morsels, a taco stand and a $25 gift card for additional ingredients.
—Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Customize your own with a selection of your favorite toppings, including holiday cheer sprinkles, chocolate morsels, and a peppermint candy stick to bring it all together.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025
This unique spatula—which looks like a platypus—has a thin design and flexible head that reaches into nooks and crannies to remove every last morsel of food.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2025
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
The kits come complete with Nestlé Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough roll, semi-sweet chocolate morsels, a taco stand and a $25 gift card for additional ingredients.
—Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Customize your own with a selection of your favorite toppings, including holiday cheer sprinkles, chocolate morsels, and a peppermint candy stick to bring it all together.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025
This unique spatula—which looks like a platypus—has a thin design and flexible head that reaches into nooks and crannies to remove every last morsel of food.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morsel
Noun
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Turn your head to the side, unhinge your jaw, and prepare for a glorious mouthful.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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And so, with rumbling heart and saliva pasting tongue to teeth (fury's alchemy gave her a mouthful of metal), Noelle plunged a finger into the manila corner and ripped open the fabric of her world.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
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The company’s share of its agreement with California — $55 million — is barely a speck on its balance sheet; revenue for Alphabet, Google’s parent company, topped $102 billion in its most recent quarterly earnings report.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Volcanic specks mushroom up from topaz seas, like a real estate brochure for The Man With The Golden Gun.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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Finally, Marilyn is not presented as a cipher to be solved or quarry to be caged.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Blind Owl is extremely dense, brimming with metaphors and ciphers and symbols.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
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The event will feature craft brews, gourmet bites, live auction and nostalgic carnival games to raise money to help community members in need get food.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Signs Of A Bed Bug Infestation Bed bugs feed on blood, so a skin reaction from bites is often the first sign of a potential infestation.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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The sugar dusting was a little different than usual and the pineapple drizzle added a little bit of flavor, but not enough to change my opinion about the basic theme park churro.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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With McCarthy, Rodgers' return figures to be a little bit more likely than previously.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Many of Newsom’s critics who breathlessly report on his evil plans (that the left-wing mainstream media supposedly cover up) are just nobodies who feign authority and are obviously fronting for right-wing organizations.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
16 Dec. 2025
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Where else could award winning writers pop off about nothing at all, and nobodies could rattle the ivory towers?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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The culinary lens also helps Jordan maintain relevance amid shifting consumer tastes.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bundle up before heading out the door this morning, Florida is getting a rare taste of true winter.—
Doris Alvarez Cea,
Florida Times-Union,
27 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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“Morsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morsel. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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