as in whisper
something small in size, amount, or range
a nutshell of a fan base
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Recent Examples of nutshell
This is no easy task, as this market in a nutshell is violently reacting to headlines, but structurally positioning itself for a final resolution.
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Todd Gordon, CNBC, 26 May 2026
The bottom of the second was the Red Sox offense in a nutshell.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
In a nutshell, Emilia resents her dad for decades of poor behavior, including a drinking problem that Martínez, who’s been sober for several years now, seems incapable of acknowledging.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
But that’s Morton’s career in a nutshell.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
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Todd Gordon, CNBC, 26 May 2026
The bottom of the second was the Red Sox offense in a nutshell.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
In a nutshell, Emilia resents her dad for decades of poor behavior, including a drinking problem that Martínez, who’s been sober for several years now, seems incapable of acknowledging.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
But that’s Morton’s career in a nutshell.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutshell
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Look for alcohol-free, subtle formulas the goal is a whisper of fragrance, not a perfume cloud that announces itself from across the room.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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In biergartens, servers carry trays where alcohol‑free helles — a traditional pale lager — sits shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the classic stuff, no longer ordered with a whisper or judgment.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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The attack left about 140,000 households in the northern part of Kyiv without electricity, according to mayor Vitaliy Klitschko.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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After flying overnight from San Antonio back to the Big Apple, Jose Alvarado, also a native New Yorker, took part in a local Puerto Rican Day Parade, and the mayor joined him in the fun.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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But roughly nine miles north, fans such as Jose Santiago and Ivan Gonzalez enjoyed the match at a fraction of the price.—
Joaquin Ruiz,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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And that $500 million is just a fraction of what Tesla received from government grants, loans, contracts and regulatory policies.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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As the snakes leap, jump and slither in a bid to escape, Kennedy manages to grab one in each hand, narrowly dodging their attempts to snag a mouthful of his skin.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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The new mouthful of a name is Signia by Hilton Diplomat Beach Resort.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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To be whole without the effort of stretching oneself out, without the exercise that leaves a bitter taste.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Freight thieves do have other tastes.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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There are snippets and fragments of it found in the margins of the work day.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Not exactly anthology but hardly contiguous narrative, Koosha’s film works best as a kind of dispatch from a troubled moment, giving us human snippets to understand what can be an abstract violence.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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Sunday brings a little bit of everything.—
Damien Lodes,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Drill bit makers who serve the oil and gas industry are replacing tungsten drill bits with steel, which wears more quickly.—
Ari Sen,
Scientific American,
13 June 2026
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The lithosphere, however, is not a single piece but is divided into puzzle-like fragments called tectonic plates, according to the USGS.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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One photo shows the fragments of a bomb.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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