as in whisper
something small in size, amount, or range
a nutshell of a fan base
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Recent Examples of nutshell
And that, in a nutshell, might be one reason this year’s prediction of the résumé’s demise could actually come true.
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Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
This, in a nutshell, is metabolic flexibility for athletes.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
That’s the endearing nature of Fleming’s work in a nutshell.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2026
In a nutshell, the parcel is environmentally sensitive land.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
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Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
This, in a nutshell, is metabolic flexibility for athletes.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
That’s the endearing nature of Fleming’s work in a nutshell.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2026
In a nutshell, the parcel is environmentally sensitive land.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutshell
Noun
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With further study, Fukasawa’s team hopes to match specific electric signals to corresponding activity within mushroom whisper networks.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 Apr. 2026
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Behind every trauma and calamity, whether personal or global, whispers of Jewish machination can be heard by those already listening for them.—
Mike Rothschild,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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As part of a family so entrenched in UCLA tradition, Jaquez has always thought Los Angeles college basketball was on top of the world.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Yang is part of a generation of workers that powered China's growth by digging coal from underground mines in Datong, a city known as China's coal capital in the northern province of Shanxi.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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And some of the best savings can be found on the store’s private-label Kirkland Signature products, which offer high-quality versions of everything from groceries to household essentials to over-the-counter medications—all at a fraction of the price of competitors.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Apr. 2026
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Energies like this were common, even ubiquitous, in the very early universe, so finding particles like this is like having a window into the fraction of a second after the big bang.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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Still, some marine mammals can’t resist a mouthful of unsalted goodness.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
18 Mar. 2026
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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
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The result is functional comfort food that fuels modern lifestyles -- bringing together great taste and powerful nutrition so people can enjoy classic favorites like pasta night with the benefits of high protein, high fiber and dramatically fewer carbs.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The lavish designs—velvet couches, massive headboards, opulent wallpaper, texture everywhere—were done by Jacques Garcia, famed for his lush and ultra-Parisian taste.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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The alternately gloomy and euphoric pop songs cut and paste snippets of UK pirate radio culture and New York’s Paradise Garage.—
Aimee Cliff,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
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Those remarks gained steam on social media on Friday, when the watchdog Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance posted a video of the snippet.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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When the crew retracted the drill to replace its bit, an overpowering jet of oil fountained from the well.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Broger initially came across the shattered skull and bone fragments before contacting del Río to investigate.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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This post has been corrected to reflect that submunitions, rather than fragments, landed in Tel Aviv, according to the source.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Nutshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutshell. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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