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as in lunatics
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
stop being such a great nit and listen to what I have to say
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as in morons
a stupid person
some nit at the bar was claiming all politicians are crooked
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Recent Examples of nits
And even at a lower 400 nits of brightness, the MacBook's display is still right in line with other top competitors.
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PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
The display is covered by sapphire crystal glass, and gets up to 1,500 nits of brightness.
—Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The first challenge is to create a visually appealing monkey bread, which many in America will recognize as a circular loaf composed of smaller balls that can be easily torn off, much like monkeys plucking nits from one another.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
The display boasts a peak brightness of 10,000 nits and integrates the company's Hi-View AI Engine X, which uses AI algorithms to enhance every frame.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The Pro models are far brighter, with a peak of 1,600 nits.
—PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
The display supports a 120Hz refresh rate with a peak brightness of 2,700 nits, which is a reasonable increase over the 2,000 nits of peak brightness for last year's phone.
—Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
The 9a’s panel can also reach 2,700 nits of brightness outdoors, compared with a 2,000-nit limit on the 8a.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
And the 1080 x 2412-pixel OLED display boasts a 91% screen-to-body ratio, 500 nits of brightness and a refresh rate of 120 Hz.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2025
PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
The display is covered by sapphire crystal glass, and gets up to 1,500 nits of brightness.
—Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The first challenge is to create a visually appealing monkey bread, which many in America will recognize as a circular loaf composed of smaller balls that can be easily torn off, much like monkeys plucking nits from one another.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
The display boasts a peak brightness of 10,000 nits and integrates the company's Hi-View AI Engine X, which uses AI algorithms to enhance every frame.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The Pro models are far brighter, with a peak of 1,600 nits.
—PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
The display supports a 120Hz refresh rate with a peak brightness of 2,700 nits, which is a reasonable increase over the 2,000 nits of peak brightness for last year's phone.
—Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
The 9a’s panel can also reach 2,700 nits of brightness outdoors, compared with a 2,000-nit limit on the 8a.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
And the 1080 x 2412-pixel OLED display boasts a 91% screen-to-body ratio, 500 nits of brightness and a refresh rate of 120 Hz.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nits
Noun
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Parents know these woke lunatics are bullies.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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There were these lunatics in the car.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Choosing to send only one hero per call will also substantially reduce the likelihood of succeeding — if the morons even stand for it.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In a recording shared by his family, Dailey recounted driving his 2002 silver Dodge Dakota up the Swamp Lake Trail, reaching the top safely and stopping to snack on some jerky and a handful of nuts, ABC News reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The crew can now prepare ingredients like nuts, cakes, and fresh vegetables using the oven and other cooking tools.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Noah's sister-in-law Esther (Jackie Tohn), the Jewish character portrayed most insultingly last year, has thankfully been softened and refined, and has somehow become the lone voice of reason amongst a group of immature idiots.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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To be funny while playing a character who’s sweet and endearing (even when calling his friends idiots) is a skill, and Bad Bunny has it.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The mind wants desperately to connect with a person—and fools itself into seeing one in a machine.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
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None of this is meant to suggest that a trade is imminent, but if offered the chance to trade these three players for Peralta, the Yankees would be fools not to take it.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The honks of wild Canada geese, for instance, fresh out of the Arctic and now high in the clouds going south, signal a change in seasons for me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The farm is home to goats, Holstein cows, potbellied and kune kune pigs, donkeys, sheep, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, guinea fowl, guinea pigs, geese, chickens, a Shetland pony, and a Shire horse.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Two dogs came into the living room to inspect the uproar, mutts from the reservation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Now, researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich are putting these mechanical mutts through their paces on the badminton court, teaching them to play about as well as a seven-year-old human.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The ability to create and absorb failure has always been a key resource in an industry whose losers historically outnumber its winners.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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But Drew Baldridge counters the idea that nice guys are losers.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Nits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nits. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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