NUTSHELL Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

nutshell

noun

Definition of nutshell

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 the Giants in a nutshell. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 June 2026 Left-wing sports media in a nutshell. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026 The idea, in a nutshell, is to first find the group using a mixture of satellites, drones, radar aircraft, ships, submarines, signals intelligence, etc. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 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 See All Example Sentences for nutshell

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Noun

At a time when so much contemporary art jockeys to be spectacular, Op de Beeck’s whispers, both commanding and requiring your attention.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
In a fitting homage, the whiskey's whisper of a smoky, campfire-like finish sets it apart among Kentucky's expansive bourbon scene.

— Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of whisper

Noun

Michael Busch’s one-out walk brought the tying run to the plate in Alex Bregman, who barreled a ball to the deepest part of the park for a 383-foot flyout.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Toney dominates early Toney is part of the reason for Mensah’s excellent start to the season.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of part

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Along the way, the visible token cost of the underlying models may be only a fraction of the total cost to complete the business task.

— Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Suede is all over Rag & Bone’s fall lineup, and the Prettygarden Faux Suede Fall Jacket is an easy way to tap into the luxe-looking trend for a fraction of the price.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of fraction

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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 red meat.

— Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Across the cove, less than a hundred yards away, another beaver swam to its lodge, also with a mouthful of sticks.

— Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of mouthful

Noun

Between the konbini walkthroughs, snack hauls and taste-test rankings clogging your For You page, a bag of chips has quietly become a reason to book a flight.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
As the expansion restaurant would seem to prove, Tim’s hits lots of Idahoans square in the taste-bud bull’s-eye.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of taste

Noun

These responses, thepublisher has said, go far beyond the snippets of texts typically shown with ordinary search results.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
MFlusiva uses a small snippet of genetic code to train the body to recognize and fight the flu virus.

— Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of snippet

Noun

Among the most destructive munitions in Western military arsenals, an MK-84 explosion sends metal fragments in every direction for thousands of feet, can rip through metal and thick concrete, and often creates large craters in the earth.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Taken together, these masterworks mirror Prieto’s own process, which often uses chance as a springboard for composition and which harnesses ephemera — memories, scents, poems, or even architectural fragments — to create new work.

— Jill Singer, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026

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