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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
The majority of retail products like Tyson's Dino and chicken nuggets, chicken bites and Jimmy Dean maple grill cakes do not contain the dyes.
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Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 21 May 2025
As a historical fiction author, Kristina McMorris has made a career out of exploring untold nuggets of history.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Best nugget ice maker picks This ice maker can make up to 34 pounds in one day.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Lunchtime-ready salads and flavorful chicken nuggets that are kid and parent-friendly are just two of the four favorite surf-and-turf champs.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 June 2025
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Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 21 May 2025
As a historical fiction author, Kristina McMorris has made a career out of exploring untold nuggets of history.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Best nugget ice maker picks This ice maker can make up to 34 pounds in one day.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Lunchtime-ready salads and flavorful chicken nuggets that are kid and parent-friendly are just two of the four favorite surf-and-turf champs.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nugget
Noun
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Slightly nutty flavors in a crunchy, enticing mouthful of caramel and slight green apples in this Chardonnay.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Gilman nails all of it, chirping mouthfuls of dialogue in a manner that evades naturalism but still feels appropriate to this reflective-beyond-his-years kid.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The sudden explosion, fueled by ignition of methane propellant, created a huge fireball, billowing clouds of smoke and brilliant arcs of flaming debris shooting out like burning chunks of lava in a volcanic eruption.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
19 June 2025
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Retail sales, which comprise a sizable chunk of overall spending, dropped sharply last month as car purchases plummeted.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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Like specks of dirt falling victim to a vacuum, balls were simply drawn into his glove.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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This natural phenomenon, in which light-emitting sea creatures like algae cause the water to glitter with specks of blue and white light, is best viewed on a dark, moonless night.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 June 2025
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There’s also an on-site bar/lounge serving wine, cocktails, and light bites, and a coffee shop and cafe located next door in the Salish Visitors Center.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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There were 28 unprovoked shark bites in the U.S. last year, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File.—
Alexandra Faul,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
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Pondering hard questions about earning Rob Manfred’s hunk of metal is what many MLB teams’ top leaders do at this time of the year, what with the season nearly half done and both the All-Star break and the July 30 trade deadline looming.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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The two both appeared in Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, an early '80s hit featuring an avalanche of heartthrob hunks.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
15 June 2025
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The Padres have a fair shot to regroup and win one of three wild-card playoff spots, even if Preller may have to get a little bit lucky in the trade market.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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There’s familiarity, there’s evolution and there’s a little bit of something for all demographics of music too, not just country.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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The league presents a taste of professional baseball — one with a shorter season and a focus on instruction — before players are moved to Low-A Delmarva to start their climb up the minor league ladder in hopes of making it to the major leagues.—
Jacob Calvin Meyer,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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The sheer diversity of the collection is a testament to Koch’s discerning taste.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
17 June 2025
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That force was another deer lying half hidden in a sparse clump of evergreen scrub.—
Jim Carmichel,
Outdoor Life,
5 June 2025
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Probably the best time to divide daylily clumps is after flowering.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nugget. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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