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as in bites
a small piece or quantity of food
nuggets of beef in the chow mein fried chicken nuggets
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as in specks
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 nuggets
The nuggets launched nationwide starting June 2 after years of fan demand, per the chain.
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Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The lengthy article contains a few other small nuggets, many of which date to Iger’s first run as CEO, the go-go span from 2006 to 2020 that cemented his reputation as an all-time entertainment boss.
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Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
In other words, interesting nuggets of information would become accessible to journalists, fans and other interested persons, including NCAA and Big 12 officials.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
17 June 2026
Lunch and dinner staples include its customizable Whataburgers, Whatachick’n sandwiches, strips and nuggets, plus salads, shakes and desserts.
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Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
There was a lot of little nuggets like that.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
We may instead be stuck with storytelling, folk knowledge, and the nuggets of wisdom that have come down to us in ancient texts.
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Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Life gives you little nuggets of experience.
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Chris Perry,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Make fried favorites like french fries and chicken nuggets with 75 percent less fat in this compact air fryer.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The lengthy article contains a few other small nuggets, many of which date to Iger’s first run as CEO, the go-go span from 2006 to 2020 that cemented his reputation as an all-time entertainment boss.
—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
In other words, interesting nuggets of information would become accessible to journalists, fans and other interested persons, including NCAA and Big 12 officials.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
17 June 2026
Lunch and dinner staples include its customizable Whataburgers, Whatachick’n sandwiches, strips and nuggets, plus salads, shakes and desserts.
—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
There was a lot of little nuggets like that.
—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
We may instead be stuck with storytelling, folk knowledge, and the nuggets of wisdom that have come down to us in ancient texts.
—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Life gives you little nuggets of experience.
—
Chris Perry,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Make fried favorites like french fries and chicken nuggets with 75 percent less fat in this compact air fryer.
—
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuggets
Noun
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Wounds as small as tick bites can attract the flies.
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That all adds up to a lot of bites.
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The president said that his administration would have to drain the pool and start over again as the new liner shed chunks of itself.
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Offerman, whose role provides a framework for the plot, spends chunks of rehearsal watching.
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One released a chaff cascade—hell’s own monsoon manifesting as specks of light, sound, and EM pulses falling through the hanging garden.
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Kansas City isn't much of a pedestrian city, but now, blue and green specks of fans dot the sidewalks, like wildflowers poking through a crack in the pavement.
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The possibility of a Chase and Taylor flirtation causing a rift with Miranda is briefly raised and just as swiftly quashed — through large mouthfuls of chips and salsa, Taylor assures Miranda at the sip-and-see that there is no there there.
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But now, the future of Lucille’s American Cafe, a Weston comfort-food institution serving up mouthfuls of nostalgia since 1999, is unclear.
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The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.
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And Lamanna’s coauthor Jingmai O’Connor, vertebrate paleontologist and associate curator of fossil reptiles at Chicago’s Field Museum, also pointed out wads of bone found in the Changma Basin resemble pellets that owls regurgitate after feeding on prey.
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Add shortening and continue cutting in until flour is pale yellow and resembles coarse cornmeal with butter bits no larger than small peas.
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The Spanish architect Marina Otero Verzier highlights efforts to preserve the entire island nation of Tuvalu as a series of digital bits.
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As legacy Tex-Mex restaurants shutter their doors and Korean barbecue spots emerge across major American cities, an industry expert said the shift reflects changing consumer tastes rather than the decline of the cuisine.
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Halfway through the decade, the 2020s have already marked a significant shift in the Academy’s tastes.
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McCary also points out that shorter grass clippings are also less likely to form large or heavy clumps that might smother patches of lawn.
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Plant them in clumps behind or at the edges of a group of dahlias for a stunning early autumn display.
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“Nuggets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuggets. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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