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as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food
nuggets of beef in the chow mein fried chicken nuggets
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as in speck
a very small piece
a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case
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Recent Examples of nugget
And what are chicken nuggets without dipping sauce?
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Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
However, the company is exclusively revealing to CNN that the nuggets – and crispy chicken as a whole – might become permanent menu item additions in 2026 if the nuggets are met with similar excitement as last time.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Customers will be able to get the chicken nuggets a la carte or in a combo featuring regular Nacho Fries, nacho cheese sauce and a large fountain drink.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Made with fresh chicken breast and rib meat, these nuggets are an easy and quick dinner or lunchtime option for any age.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
However, the company is exclusively revealing to CNN that the nuggets – and crispy chicken as a whole – might become permanent menu item additions in 2026 if the nuggets are met with similar excitement as last time.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Customers will be able to get the chicken nuggets a la carte or in a combo featuring regular Nacho Fries, nacho cheese sauce and a large fountain drink.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Made with fresh chicken breast and rib meat, these nuggets are an easy and quick dinner or lunchtime option for any age.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nugget
Noun
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The pack of marine mammals eventually surfaced with mouthfuls of food.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Okay, that's quite an overflowing mouthful of potential pie-in-the-sky promise to chew on all at once.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The city will rope off the chunk of Wall Price Keller Road linking Wagon Court and Ray White Road between May 25 and August 12 for construction.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2025
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The stones came from Volyn Gems, the country’s only gem mine, which is still managing to unearth and bring to market sizeable chunks of topaz, quartz and heliodor beryl, despite much of the mainly male workforce being called up to the army.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Within the span of a few days, an innocuous speck can turn a loaf of bread from prime sandwich material into a hideous mass of blue-green fuzz—an appetite-killing sight if ever there was one.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
1 May 2025
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The dark speck near the bottom at the end of the line is Curiosity.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The agency says that the disease is carried by mosquito bites, and symptoms include fever, pain, and other flu-like symptoms.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2025
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The baby is a twin, and her twin brother also had bite marks on his feet, officials said.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
Noun
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There’s nothing wrong with ogling a juicy rack of ribs or drooling over a hunk of brisket slowly smoking over hot coals.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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Some of them were things that predated the trail construction, including hunks of rebar, a concrete road barrier that apparently had been in the creek for many years, and an assortment of shopping carts.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Inflation eased to a four-year low Your wallet may feel a tiny bit of ease.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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According to both actors, the entire process of putting together this scene was as inventive and open as the bit with the scarf.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Her musical tastes are the byproducts of her parents’ listening habits.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Açaí Berries Açaí berries are tiny fruits with deep purple skin and an earthy, slightly bitter taste.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
12 May 2025
Noun
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The city of almost 52,000, carved into discontinuous clumps by unincorporated land, straddles the Denton-Collin county line. ▪ Anna, also in Collin, is a 30 minute drive east of Celina.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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The oversized brush grabs every lash for drama from root to tip, no clumps in sight.—
Allure Editors,
Allure,
13 May 2025
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nugget. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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