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.
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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
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
Noun
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The fragments are then distributed as gifts to heads of state, museums and ordinary pilgrims who happen to be present at the right moment.—
Iqbal Akhtar,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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More than 100 small rocks, and countless fragments of metal, had penetrated his face, neck, shoulders, and extremities.—
Martha Raddatz,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Just like drug dealers, the internet dealers roamed the parks selling their product in whispers, avoiding police persecution.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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There were also whispers about Safra's stylish wife Lily.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Noun
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There is also enough cheese and schmaltz to go around, enlivening the more straightforward parts of the film.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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As the disease progresses, plant growth may be stunted and infected plant parts become distorted.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
25 May 2026
Noun
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In between shout-outs from the crowd, Colbert played it straight, rattling off jokes about the day’s headlines, revealing one last First Draft, and sharing shrewd bits of history about The Ed Sullivan Theater.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Big shot guests popped up in the studio audience, including the actors Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, and Ryan Reynolds, who did a few bits and pattered about the host going off air; Colbert moved through the usual jokes about the day’s news.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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The people who stand to gain the most from this record-setting refresh rate are high-level competitors with PCs that can push extremely high frame rates, for whom shaving down the smallest fractions of latency can make a real difference.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 May 2026
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The stalk attached to this point would contain all the fractions whose denominators are not divisible by 5.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
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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
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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
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Make sure to slather yourself in as much repellent as possible, and bring anti-itch cream for the inevitable bites.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
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The glass-top table is easy to clean and spacious enough for serving small bites.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
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Sure, the box office hasn’t returned to full strength since COVID, and major franchises — Marvel too — haven’t been immune to the changing tastes of audiences.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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For all the polish and precision of his cooking, Lagasse’s own tastes are refreshingly straightforward.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Nutshells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutshells. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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