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Recent Examples of nub Issue 10, the one with the pen nubs, was a lot like the typewriter approach. Kei Lim june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025 Fernanda sucked on the little nub of the spliff and then ground it into the cathedral step with her boot. Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025 These are impressively distant origins for a little nub of matter that could easily blow a hole in a billion-dollar satellite. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2010 The wooden handles have dips and nubs that fit the hand just right. Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nub
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Noun
  • That being said, this might be the one Philadelphia roster that can absorb a prolonged Embiid absence during the regular season, should the big man continue to miss chunks of games.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 12 July 2025
  • That's a group that makes up a big chunk of Trump's political base.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Fact: Healthy lawns should be watered deeply, but less often, to encourage root growth and drought tolerance.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
  • Without addressing root causes of violence, long-term solutions and improvements can never be realized.
    Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • Hubble's image captures the glowing, ionized gas as stellar radiation produces what look like bubbles in the clouds of gas and dust, whereas Webb highlights the clumps and delicate filamentary structures of dust.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
  • Pour out a bit of suede cleaning liquid (or an acid like white vinegar) onto a dry cloth, rubbing it into the shoe’s upper to lightly dampen the affected suede and break apart particle clumps.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • We’d be better served, however, by understanding that at the core, both of these are fueled by and lead to dehumanization.
    Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
  • Yet the core of the program might be what happens before anyone picks up a controller.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Nathan Fillion straddles the line between everyman and hunk — and he’s built a career out of it.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
  • In our culture there’s little more demonstrative action of a parent’s lack of control than having their child drive away in a 4,000-pound hunk of metal on their own.
    Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Given that it is supposed to be a raw, honest re-telling of a couple finding light amid disaster, The Observer report called the very essence of the book into question.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 July 2025
  • In essence, when both partners practice emotional sovereignty, the relationship becomes a safer space for growth.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • At the first stop, Barber pointed to the building—a French Renaissance landmark from 1883, now a Ralph Lauren store—and located his favorite spot to shoot from, marked by a wad of chewing gum ground into the sidewalk.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • Smith also admitted in his plea agreement to carrying a large wad of cash and a small vial of cocaine in his pocket that morning.
    Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • What makes for a better song — a broken heart or falling in love?
    Brittany Talarico, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • Gold was also a winner at Rahul Mishra, whose show opened with a minidress sculpted like a human heart decked-out in gold sequins.
    Ari Stark, Footwear News, 15 July 2025

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“Nub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nub. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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