nit

chiefly British
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nit
Noun
  • There’s a holy fool quality to the boy, who is the subject of teasing.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • Hardly anyone would prefer to be made the fool — healthy skepticism can prevent you from clicking on a phishing link in an email or joining a multilevel marketing scheme — but a life of cynicism isn’t preferable either.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • But this time, his front-right tire was slow to come off, seemingly as the wheel gun did not connect with the wheel nut on the first attempt.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Botanically the fruit is a drupe, not a nut.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
  • An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • And a guinea pig, chickens, ducks, finches, a goose, rabbits, donkeys, pigs, a cow, goats, horses… Our family consisted of a menagerie of species.
    Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
  • On Easter Sunday, Duhamel took to Instagram and shared a video of himself in a blue suit removing a goose from the grille of his SUV.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.
    Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Through it all, however, the gal has retained a sort of grand hauteur, even while prat-falling into a bush.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2022
Noun
  • Of course, plenty of pet owners opt for mutts or, in recent years, designer crossbreeds like the labradoodle.
    Emily Anthes, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Dogs are welcome whether purebred or mutt, mastiff or Chihuahua.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Nit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nit. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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