as in speck
a very small piece
there's not a mote of dirt in that woman's house
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Recent Examples of mote
The search for a mote of relatability has led Burt to excuse-making.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
There’s a Gambit-adjacent one that has players depositing motes while killing other teams.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Weapon art: Gather motes of flame to swirl around in a ring.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
The sensors’ small size allows seamless integration into almost any environment, while the wireless, modular design lets motes be added or removed as needed depending on the application.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
There’s a Gambit-adjacent one that has players depositing motes while killing other teams.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Weapon art: Gather motes of flame to swirl around in a ring.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
The sensors’ small size allows seamless integration into almost any environment, while the wireless, modular design lets motes be added or removed as needed depending on the application.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mote
Noun
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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
Noun
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These include microvalves that sort particles by size inside extremely narrow channels.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, a dark matter particle that interacts through the weak interaction (or, perhaps more completely, the electroweak interaction) isn’t the only game in town.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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But right now, nearly every fleck of AI folly that’s risen to the top has been utter dreck.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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The remaining scenes draw on familiar teenage horror tropes, with flecks of fresh insight.—
Natalia Winkelman,
IndieWire,
24 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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Oatmeal specifically touts many benefits, including being a valuable source of numerous vitamins, antioxidants and fiber; moreover, studies indicate that the biochemical composition of the grain can help improve the gut microbiome in addition to reducing blood glucose levels as well.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The alley’s lighting is harsh, casting a distinct grain.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2026
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