nuggets

noun

plural of nugget
1
as in bites
a small piece or quantity of food nuggets of beef in the chow mein fried chicken nuggets

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2
as in chunks
a small uneven mass a nugget of gold

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3
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 Burger King new and improved chicken nuggets In contrast, Burger King's new chicken nuggets will be a permanent menu item. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Burger King is introducing new chicken nuggets and dipping sauces in response to customer feedback. — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026 Our aim with the GB format is always to explore the golden nuggets from all corners of the planet, where films or shows have cut through – often unexpectedly. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 Chicken nuggets were held below proper hot holding temperature. — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 McDonald’s Spicy Chicken McNuggets are breaded in a spicy tempura coating that contains a blend of aged cayenne and chili peppers, giving the nuggets the perfect spicy kick. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026 On the team pages, there are paragraphs devoted to every position, forecasts for both sides of the ball, nuggets to help set the stage for each game, and the past five years’ results, complete with the line. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Back in the early 1980s, amid a volatile chicken market, McDonald’s needed help pricing its nuggets and limiting the risk of menu price fluctuations. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 Meals such as buffalo chicken mac and cheese, cheeseburger bowls, Cajun chicken pasta, pancakes, pizza bowls and even chicken nuggets are ensured to be nutritious and healthy, Schuler said. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuggets
  1. bites
  2. chunks
  3. specks
  4. mouthfuls
  5. wads
  6. bits
  7. tastes
  8. clumps
Noun
  • Samba's body has been sent to the University of California, Davis, for a necropsy, which could provide more information about why the bites proved fatal.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond the bites, of course, these and other vendors will be selling dishes that capture flavors from across the continent.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of bites
Noun
  • When the details about the telescopes were given to the mission team, there were large chunks of information fully blacked out, the Washington Post reported at the time.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Break up your exercise into smaller chunks, such as taking a brisk half-hour walk five days a week, or even taking three, 10-minute walks five days a week.
    — Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • Calcium shows up as bright white specks on the coronary artery images.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Pulse a few times, until crumbs range in size from specks to peas.
    — Leah Eskin, Midwest Living, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of specks
Noun
  • Trump himself issued mouthfuls of balderdash during the event.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • 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.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of mouthfuls
Noun
  • Photos apparently taken by the men themselves show wads of cash on the seat of a car, in a plastic bag and in stacks on the floor of a location in New York.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Definition of wads
Noun
  • The track, which blends smooth R&B vocals with contemporary pop production, came almost a decade after bits of the song first leaked on social media.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Lechter selected the best bits and organized them into six lessons spread over 10 chapters.
    — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of bits
Noun
  • Anyone displaying such pedestrian tastes would immediately be expelled from the room.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Founded in 1542 and morphing into a commercial capital for western Mexico, Guadalajara was, for much of its history, small in scale and spartan in its tastes.
    — Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of tastes
Noun
  • This one grows in 3-foot-tall clumps that are soft blue-green in spring and early summer, changing to shades of orange, red and purple in fall.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In late summer or early fall, dig up the plant and divide the fleshy roots into clumps with one to three eyes.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of clumps

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“Nuggets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuggets. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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