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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutshells
  1. fragments
  2. whispers
  3. parts
  4. bits
  5. mouthfuls
  6. fractions
  7. bites
  8. tastes
Noun
  • Along with charred automobile parts, construction debris and battery casing fragments found on the site as deep as 16 feet underground, MPCA testing done in the early 2010s identified lead and carcinogenic chemical hotspots.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • That was one of those songs that was kind of written in different fragments and came together later.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of fragments
Noun
  • Wildwood is a dark tale, with whispers of a witch, set against the beautiful yet formidable backdrop of rural New England.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In Park Slope, for example, the whispers start even before the first leaf turns.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of whispers
Noun
  • Food and drink One of the loveliest parts of a stay at Hacienda Verde Tahití is the freedom to do your own thing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The pitch would be controversial in other parts of the world.
    — Zoë Schiffer, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of parts
Noun
  • The crash, which occurred in a flat stretch surrounded by olive fields in between the towns of Urda and Los Yébenes, left carriages shredded into bits of metal and other material, scattering debris down a gravel slope.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • All of them got here by giant impacts that have pelted Mars for eons, occasionally blasting bits of the planet into space, some of which by chance fall to Earth.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of bits
Noun
  • 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 Oxford team used ultrafast terahertz spectroscopy, which basically fires laser pulses lasting mere fractions of a second.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The refresh rate of E Ink panels is on the order of fractions of a second, too slow for any sort of video content, and the display is monochrome to boot.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of fractions
Noun
  • MacIntosh also points out that the fecal avoidance experiment bears little connection to how the initial outbreak spread, through bodily fluids transmitted through scratches or bites.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
  • It is spread by insect bites The virus is transmitted to animals through the bite of a Culicoides midge, which is a small insect similar to a fly.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of bites
Noun
  • Why will reality television not follow my personal tastes and preferences to the letter?
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The teens created a unique sound by merging their diverse musical tastes, like Culos’s love for Beastie Boys and Nas and DePizzo’s Nirvana and Soundgarden influences.
    — Leena Tailor, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of tastes

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