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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
In addition, each of the three nuggets products has packaging that matches the team's respective colors.
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
My rubber-shod toes were pressed on little nubs the size of chicken nuggets.
—Emily Meg Weinstein
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Beautiful, elusive and peppered with provocative nuggets about the nature of life and our place in it, Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend is the Venice Film Festival’s parting gift to all those who have lasted the distance.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
That makes the $65 fee and all those frozen chicken nuggets and packs of ramen a pretty smart deal.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Your go-to hamburger or hot dog buns are also likely UPFs, along with meats including frozen meatballs, chicken nuggets, hot dogs and most sausages.
—Andrea Margolis , Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The sessions, with coaches and players, can reveal nuggets that can be used during the broadcast.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Konami promises an experience that is akin to the original with expansions and new nuggets.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Other notable nuggets from the study include that a majority of developers still aren’t using AI agents (only 31% are doing so).
—John Kell, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
My rubber-shod toes were pressed on little nubs the size of chicken nuggets.
—Emily Meg Weinstein
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Beautiful, elusive and peppered with provocative nuggets about the nature of life and our place in it, Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend is the Venice Film Festival’s parting gift to all those who have lasted the distance.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
That makes the $65 fee and all those frozen chicken nuggets and packs of ramen a pretty smart deal.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Your go-to hamburger or hot dog buns are also likely UPFs, along with meats including frozen meatballs, chicken nuggets, hot dogs and most sausages.
—Andrea Margolis , Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The sessions, with coaches and players, can reveal nuggets that can be used during the broadcast.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Konami promises an experience that is akin to the original with expansions and new nuggets.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Other notable nuggets from the study include that a majority of developers still aren’t using AI agents (only 31% are doing so).
—John Kell, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuggets
Noun
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She is raped, half-drunk, at a party and bites off a piece of her attacker’s ear.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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The disease spreads through triatomine insect bites, per UCLA Health.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pastors in the African Methodist Episcopal Church were giving up chunks of their salaries to colleagues who lost churches in the area.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
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Ship sports other battle scars as well; several chunks are missing near its base, which looks a bit like the ear of a dog that lost a fight.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Toothpaste specks needs to be removed from mirrors.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Silvery or mottled patches on leaves, brown or distorted petal edges, dark specks (feces) or flower buds that fail to open are signs of thrips.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Subtle bits of faux wheat give it additional texture, and there’s an attached loop in the back for easy hanging.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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The digital world operates through bits, which function as basic switches that maintain either a 0 or a 1 value.—
Sadhasivam Mohanadas,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Eight teams compete to create the best dish while culinary judges Carla Hall, Jozef Youssef and special guests tied to the franchise evaluate the tastes.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Grieve and/or celebrate according to your tastes.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But a safe containing fat wads of cash and a large cocaine stash presents an opportunity.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Its black and white or brown flecks convey a fresh, modern feel that's ideal for breaking away from the tyranny of basics.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
24 Aug. 2025
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Although other pests cause similar damage, thrips damage is often associate with numerous small flecks of dark green to black fecal matter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Nuggets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuggets. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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