as in fragments
something small in size, amount, or range
a nutshell of a fan base
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Recent Examples of nutshells
And these nutshells that are now all restored have been used for that purpose for more than eight decades.
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutshells
Noun
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About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and other meats on sticks were recalled because of possible wood fragments in the batter.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Two days later, Zeek was home with his family again, fragments of the bullet still lodged in his shoulder between a block of nerves and main blood vessel.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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While an insider confirmed to Fox News Digital that there have been whispers of another woman, TMZ was first to report that the country star may already be involved with someone else.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Early whispers of possibly being in the mix as a potential sixth man of the year candidate are tossed around.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of the hardest parts of shelter life is social isolation.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In recent months, China expanded visa waivers to tourists from much of Europe, Asia, and parts of the Middle East, sought to attract more international students to its universities and exchange programs, and boosted its trade and diplomatic relationships with the rest of the world.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tutu Atwell’s role is perplexing Every fan base has some trademark bits.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The new Galactic Brownie flavor combines brownie batter ice cream, gooey brownie bits, creamy chocolate icing swirls, and rainbow chips that dazzle like the stars in the Milky Way.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are so many life lessons packed into baking a simple birthday cake or a blueberry muffin, and not just how to do fractions.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
30 Sep. 2025
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Even if a harvester can outgas regolith reliably, separating minute traces of helium-3 from helium-4 and other gases at low mass fractions requires sophisticated cryogenic or membrane systems.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But now, the future of Lucille’s American Cafe, a Weston comfort-food institution serving up mouthfuls of nostalgia since 1999, is unclear.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In between bites, Echols explains where his love of burgers came from.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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The kitchen is open for small bites or a full lunch.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Both a personal coming-of-age story and a snapshot of a transformative era in music and nightlife, the book recounts the elite record producer’s early years, unpacking how his upbringing and family life informed his tastes, ambitions, and eventual path into DJing in ’90s NYC.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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If the base model 2025 Toyota Sienna LE is too barebones for your tastes, an upgrade to the XLE trim will cost a total of $44,295.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Nutshells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutshells. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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