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slang the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth he didn't appreciate his friend's jibe about watching his big nut when getting into the car

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Recent Examples of nut Sunflower seeds can be substituted with any seed, nut, or crunchy crouton. Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025 The nuts were distributed in Ohio and Illinois to Heinen's grocery stores, a regional chain in the Midwest. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025 Weight Management Pistachios and other nuts have great potential to aid in weight management due to their protein, fiber, and healthy fat content. Hannah Coakley, Msph, Rdn, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025 Because nuts are high in fiber as well as poly and monounsaturated fatty acids, there is a belief that nuts could act as a prebiotic (a beneficial fiber) once digested, thereby creating a more robust microbiome. Hannah Coakley, Msph, Rdn, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nut
Noun
  • But the settlers’ belief in the value of public goods and embrace of independent thinkers remain woven into the character of the city, which continues to attract artists, eccentrics and writers.
    Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 4 May 2025
  • Robert Redford delivers folksy wisdom as a local eccentric who once had his own dragon encounter, and even Karl Urban’s greedy logger is more of a nuisance than an outright villain.
    Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • About 75 members of the group will perform in the coming week at three churches in Broward County before taking a summer break and then inviting fellow music lovers to audition in August.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
  • For the experienced sake lover, order Future With Farmer.
    Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • As studies begin to find connections between exposure to plastic and medical problems, doctors and scientists are increasingly concerned.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • Logistical problems abound as residents move from different parts of the city without parameters being changed on phones, Galperin said.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.
    Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 19 July 2017
  • Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.
    David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 July 2017
Noun
  • Everyone will be there — except Lydia, who Joseph dispatches on a nonsense errand to D.C.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2025
  • The sequel has more glamour, more trouble and maybe a bit too much nonsense 1 Comments The first Simple Favor, from 2018, was a playful, shallow mystery most notable for casting the lovely, languid Blake Lively as a cynical, devious clothes horse named Emily Nelson.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Series regular Tony Todd, who died last fall, returns for a touching posthumous scene that references another fan favorite character.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Games like Elden Ring are designed as third-person experiences, where enemy locations and their proximity to one’s character are clear, but Doom has always been about being surprised by what’s just out of the line of sight.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • There’s a holy fool quality to the boy, who is the subject of teasing.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • Hardly anyone would prefer to be made the fool — healthy skepticism can prevent you from clicking on a phishing link in an email or joining a multilevel marketing scheme — but a life of cynicism isn’t preferable either.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • The Vulcan system consists of a conventional robotic arm with a custom spatula-like appendage for poking into a shelf and a sucker for grabbing items to pull them out.
    Will Knight, Wired News, 7 May 2025
  • At a time when the world seems increasingly divided into winners and losers, exploiters and suckers, Henry Johnson speaks with sardonic eloquence to our current moment in American life.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Nut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nut. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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