as in specks
a very small piece
there's not a mote of dirt in that woman's house
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Recent Examples of motes
There’s a Gambit-adjacent one that has players depositing motes while killing other teams.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 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
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motes
Noun
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Toothpaste specks needs to be removed from mirrors.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Silvery or mottled patches on leaves, brown or distorted petal edges, dark specks (feces) or flower buds that fail to open are signs of thrips.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The only safe way to get real fires was laying gas lines and creating gas burns, without releasing any particles in the air that would potentially cause a forest fire.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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For batteries, Veith’s team used silica particles suspended in standard electrolytes.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its black and white or brown flecks convey a fresh, modern feel that's ideal for breaking away from the tyranny of basics.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
24 Aug. 2025
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Although other pests cause similar damage, thrips damage is often associate with numerous small flecks of dark green to black fecal matter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Subtle bits of faux wheat give it additional texture, and there’s an attached loop in the back for easy hanging.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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The digital world operates through bits, which function as basic switches that maintain either a 0 or a 1 value.—
Sadhasivam Mohanadas,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At one station, congregants pick up a scallop shell, a physical reminder of the pilgrimage through life, and dip it in water and grains of sand.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, just two milligrams of fentanyl, the size of just a few grains of sand, can result in an overdose, according to the website for Customs and Border Protection.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Darker or lighter patches of skin after the rash fades, called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH).—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Fall foliage in the Midwest is a sight to see and travelers and staycationers across Indiana can find fall harvest festivals, pumpkin patches, and unique outings like fall wine cruises at Patoka Lake.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Groot and the city worked together on a food and yard waste collection program last fall, which included two locations at which residents could drop off their scraps for free.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Feeding food scraps to worms or black soldier fly larvae.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Looking at the bigger picture, the discovery overturns a long-standing belief that electron beams just destroy organic molecules.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Air molecules in Earth's atmosphere scatter most of the blue light, causing the remaining light to reflect onto the moon with a red glow, according to NASA.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Motes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motes. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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