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 At Burger King, many of the burgers and sandwiches include lettuce, but the nuggets, Chicken Fries and Rodeo Burger come without it. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Since then, there have been a few nuggets about the nuptials made public as the guests are, for the most part, keeping their mouths shut on the specifics. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026 Smart did reveal some interesting nuggets about his team this fall in his various interviews during SEC media days. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 22 July 2026 Wendy’s kids’ meals include two-piece chicken tenders, 4-piece chicken nuggets, a hamburger or cheeseburger, served alongside junior hot and crispy fries or apple bites, and a kids’ drink to wash it all down. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Monk’s Bar and Grill A surprisingly deep kids’ menu features nachos, pretzels, quesadillas, chicken nuggets, and the burgers Monk’s Bar and Grill is known for. — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 15 July 2026 The label-less rings are then fed into a shredder, which breaks them into little black nuggets that are ready to be reborn as records. — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026 Straw and shredded wood fit and lock together better than smooth bark nuggets or rubber mulch. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 July 2026 One of the most expensive dishes at the Iowa State Fair brings caviar and chicken nuggets from JR’s SouthPork Ranch for $99 that blends childhood nostalgia with pure luxury. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuggets
  1. bites
  2. chunks
  3. specks
  4. mouthfuls
  5. wads
  6. bits
  7. tastes
  8. clumps
Noun
  • The family-friendly pool is fantastic, with drinks and bites for those who want to camp out there all day, and there’s plenty to explore, from the chef’s garden to the American Poet’s Maze on-site.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Those are followed by snack bites (+28%) and cereal bars (+20%).
    — Parents, Parents, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of bites
Noun
  • The book is written in fragmentary fashion, discrete chunks of prose that accrete into a greater whole, much like the ancient mosaics that are among of the novel’s thematic touchstones.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the largest proposals seeking chunks of Orange County’s lucrative bed tax got the final crack Wednesday at convincing a task force to advance their ideas, which combined would cost billions of dollars.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • Pay close attention to where leaves meet the stem, the underside of leaves, and within the petals for any movement or tiny specks.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The specks of dirt on the screen, that’s a byproduct of the process that Imax projectors use to advance the frames.
    — Chris Stanton, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of specks
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
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
  • This flavorful mix of fruit bits makes a refreshing snack or a healthy treat for lunch boxes.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Even the visuals, which evoke an old-fashioned style as possible — despite some jarring bits of CG imagery — use the same language Lucasfilm veterans like Doug Chiang have developed over the decades.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of bits
Noun
  • People can write about changing tastes, but as characters that grow and evolve through the decades, there are none better than the Marvel characters — and none better than Peter Parker.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The lesson from prior endeavors is that new markets aren’t won by adapting a product to suit local tastes.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of tastes
Noun
  • Excessive clumps on the surface of the lawn can smother new seedlings, Mann says.
    — Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Lipofuscin is essentially cellular garbage (clumps of oxidized proteins and fats that cells can no longer break down).
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of clumps

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