as in whisper
something small in size, amount, or range
a nutshell of a fan base
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Recent Examples of nutshell
In a nutshell, every player from Europe’s biggest five leagues (England’s Premier League, Spain’s La Liga, Germany’s Bundesliga, Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1) is entered into a statistical model.
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Thom Harris,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
In a nutshell, a player is offside if any part of their body is closer to the goal than both the ball and the second-to-last defender, when the ball is passed to them.
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Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
In a nutshell, teens don’t like being told what to do.
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Staff Author,
Parents,
7 June 2026
That, in a nutshell, is the story of life—anyone’s life.
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Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Thom Harris,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
In a nutshell, a player is offside if any part of their body is closer to the goal than both the ball and the second-to-last defender, when the ball is passed to them.
—
Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
In a nutshell, teens don’t like being told what to do.
—
Staff Author,
Parents,
7 June 2026
That, in a nutshell, is the story of life—anyone’s life.
—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutshell
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Theories, speculation and whispers were hard to ignore, but even harder to prove.
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The whispers about the 41-year-old turned louder.
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In another part of Queens, the Creedmoor psychiatric campus will see 2,000 new housing units on about 50 acres.
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Matthews is part of an outfield that is producing almost nothing offensively.
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At the same time, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, which has been tapped to cover budget shortfalls, is being rapidly depleted and just a fraction of prewar levels.
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Only about a quarter of the American workforce has formal STEM training, a far smaller fraction of which has the specific vocational background needed in aerospace production.
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But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of meat and — in some cases — dairy.
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But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of meat and — in some cases — dairy.
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The family says that 80% to 90% of their clientele are people originally from the state who are seeking a taste of home.
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The classic and irresistible pairing of fat and acid is nothing short of genius; the butter that makes the sauce taste so rich and creamy is perfectly tempered by the vinegar that adds a signature tang to the hot sauce.
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The fair booths, all inside structures that resembled the neoclassical architecture of the nearby National Gallery of Art, offered snippets of Americana to visitors.
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The short snippet of footage played in the room for the audience of fans.
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That was the lone bit of positive news for the Royals (34-49) on Friday.
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Each member of the band had their moment to shine while the crowd danced on the soggy earth, not minding the conditions one bit.
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Earlier this May, IAA officials said a child's chance discovery in the Negev Desert led to the identification of a 1,700-year-old Roman-era statuette fragment.
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Investigators X-rayed 70 of the dogs, and discovered the evidence of bullet fragments.
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“Nutshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutshell. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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