motes

plural of mote

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of motes There’s a Gambit-adjacent one that has players depositing motes while killing other teams. 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
  • The tiny black specks of vanilla pack a surprisingly aromatic punch.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The pattern is a brownish batik produced by specks of tobacco.
    Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These particles capture and transform substances like arsenic, lead, and mercury, as well as organic toxins and microplastics.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The jet is likely made up of carbon dioxide and dust particles—just like what was spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope back in August.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The light brown hair, worn in an all-purpose crop, bears flecks of gray.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Yes, these flecks are seeds that were once inside of a vanilla bean, confirms Britton.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Time in the age of screens was rapidly changing, brazenly commercializing, exploding into bits and then getting distributed across multiple venues and devices.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • All the best bits, all the comedy and magic, but in a totally original space and setting.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Add kale to soups and smoothies, blend it into dips, or steam it as a side with grains, legumes, fish, or lean proteins.
    Barbie Cervoni, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Whole grains Whole grains can provide even more fiber than vegetables, Glinski pointed out.
    Allison Forsyth, Health, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Participating locations will collect tablets, capsules, patches and other forms of prescription drugs, officials said.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In the past two years, historic droughts have left wide dry patches where deep channels once flowed.
    Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Also try the herbed cavatelli in lamb ragout − one of my favorite pasta dishes in town − or the duck confit served on a bed of creamy cassoulet beans cooked low and slow in a stock of ham scraps and leeks.
    Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • So when Luise was frustrated by her experiments with canvas one afternoon at MacDowell and threw her scraps into her studio’s fireplace, Morton was there to witness the epiphany that followed.
    Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even the fluorescence from tiny ruby crystals helped measure the pressure, while Raman spectroscopy revealed how the water molecules were dancing inside.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
  • These act as a sieve for water molecules.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Motes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motes. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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