NUTSHELLS Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

nutshells

noun

plural of nutshell

as in fragments

something small in size, amount, or range a nutshell of a fan base

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Recent Examples of nutshells Archaeobotanists find various parts of plants, including seeds, chaff, fruit pits, nutshells and cobs. — Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025 And these nutshells that are now all restored have been used for that purpose for more than eight decades. — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Researchers were able to date the fragment back to about 300 AD, the university said, and only about 30 such fragments exist worldwide.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Instead, its environmental proposition is that those fragments should persist for less time after entering the environment.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of fragments

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
The work on my set is like open-heart surgery, only in whispers, going straight for the essential and nothing else.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of whispers

Noun

By putting it in front of Binance's wide base of users, Circle is betting its flagship product can gain ground internationally and help build out other parts of the business.

— Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
That facility is designed to help train the Atlas robots on tasks such as sequencing automotive parts and placing the components in the correct order for assembly.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of parts

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Trump himself issued mouthfuls of balderdash during the event.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of mouthfuls

Noun

The brightly colored insects, native to Australia, are small — just fractions of an inch long — with colors that pop under a microscope.

— Brad Balukjian, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
Specifically, is the set of all rational numbers, meaning those expressible as fractions, such as 1, or , or .

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of fractions

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At the event, some rugs were laid out on the grass in lieu of picnic blankets for guests to lounge on while nibbling on light bites; others were suspended from metal frames like tapestries.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026
The sites would also have to report dog bites and attacks to police and through the Good Neighbor complaint system.

— Da Lin, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of bites

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Collectively the finds offer a more comprehensive picture of the civilian and military members of the community that lived within Tell Al-Abqain—their social lives, their daily activities, their tastes, and their beliefs.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Skywalker Grill marks his first West Coast project, which required learning California’s seasonality, its markets and its tastes.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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