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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 concept of high-low food combinations like caviar chicken nuggets has gone viral with upscale restaurants, and now McDonald's appears to be hopping on the trend.
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Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 3 Feb. 2026
Mickey Dees is going highbrow with its latest culinary mashup, this time pairing its signature crispy nuggets with caviar.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
In 2024, the pop star Rihanna downed caviar and chicken nuggets in a TikTok video.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Here’s my six-pack of nuggets and feedback on Mensah.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
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Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 3 Feb. 2026
Mickey Dees is going highbrow with its latest culinary mashup, this time pairing its signature crispy nuggets with caviar.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
In 2024, the pop star Rihanna downed caviar and chicken nuggets in a TikTok video.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Here’s my six-pack of nuggets and feedback on Mensah.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nugget
Noun
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Turn your head to the side, unhinge your jaw, and prepare for a glorious mouthful.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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And so, with rumbling heart and saliva pasting tongue to teeth (fury's alchemy gave her a mouthful of metal), Noelle plunged a finger into the manila corner and ripped open the fabric of her world.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
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In Eastport on Monday, neighbors took advantage of sunny weather to break up chunks of ice left in the roadway.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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After all, pharmacy benefit managers — which are the intermediaries between drug manufacturers and patients — collect a big chunk of every dollar spent on medicine without offering much value.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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The company’s share of its agreement with California — $55 million — is barely a speck on its balance sheet; revenue for Alphabet, Google’s parent company, topped $102 billion in its most recent quarterly earnings report.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Volcanic specks mushroom up from topaz seas, like a real estate brochure for The Man With The Golden Gun.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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One bite of the soufflé is enough to shatter any notion chili has no place in a French restaurant.—
Claire Ballor
Staff Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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In June 2022, Kang wrote a second post about Valerio that didn’t mention the bite.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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As is seemingly requisite for a Bridgerton hunk, Benedict gets all wet and half-naked in front of the demure Sophie.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, West Side Story), who will play the quiet hunk Rocky.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
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The four actors reunited onstage to close out the Emmys with a hilariously charming bit inspired by their cult-favorite comedy series that, appropriately, gave O'Hara her flowers.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Paired with cornbread that is made with a little bit of a mess, your main dish will come off just beautifully.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, the homogenization of taste, caused in part by streaming platforms, social media feeds and online algorithms, means that people – even VICs, for all their wealth – often want the same things.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The series of events has left a sour taste in the mouth on Merseyside and McNeil devastated.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Inside, the clump of oats is savory and almost meaty.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The formula combines rice bran, candelilla, and carnauba wax with advanced tubing technology for smooth, clump-free application.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nugget. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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