1
as in specks
a very small amount
there was not a particle of truth in what she said
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2
as in flecks
a very small piece
a particle of cookie fell on the carpet
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Recent Examples of particles
These oral tools also come with Oxyjet Technology, which incorporates tiny bubbles of air into the water stream to better remove particles and clean the teeth and gums.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Shake out filters or tap on the side of the trash can to remove any large particles that may have stuck to the filters.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
While still in its infancy, quantum technology harnesses subatomic particles to make potentially enormous advances in a wide range of computing applications.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Research suggests that more than 171 trillion particles can be found in the world’s oceans, with traces found even in remote regions of Antarctica.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
But some antibiotics may also push bacteria to release tiny particles that can make inflammation worse.
—Panteha Torabian, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Sentences contain particles of meaning that resist being pinned down and measured, instead combining and transforming into mysterious waves of story that take us beyond the limits of our own horizons.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Leptospires survive in shady, wet and muddy environments, building up on mud particles as slime.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Take a room full of particles, for instance, where half of the particles are cold (low in kinetic energy, moving slowly, with a long timescale in between collisions) and half of the particles are hot (high in kinetic energy, moving rapidly, with short timescales separating successive collisions).
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Shake out filters or tap on the side of the trash can to remove any large particles that may have stuck to the filters.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
While still in its infancy, quantum technology harnesses subatomic particles to make potentially enormous advances in a wide range of computing applications.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Research suggests that more than 171 trillion particles can be found in the world’s oceans, with traces found even in remote regions of Antarctica.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
But some antibiotics may also push bacteria to release tiny particles that can make inflammation worse.
—Panteha Torabian, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Sentences contain particles of meaning that resist being pinned down and measured, instead combining and transforming into mysterious waves of story that take us beyond the limits of our own horizons.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Leptospires survive in shady, wet and muddy environments, building up on mud particles as slime.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Take a room full of particles, for instance, where half of the particles are cold (low in kinetic energy, moving slowly, with a long timescale in between collisions) and half of the particles are hot (high in kinetic energy, moving rapidly, with short timescales separating successive collisions).
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for particles
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Keep an eye out for tiny brown or orange specks, especially around door edges, undercarriage, and seams.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Keep an eye out for tiny brown or orange specks, especially around door edges, undercarriage and seams.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Its design, crafted by Russell Sage Studio, is meant to be an on-the-nose reflection of the distillery's famed product, with bronzy walls the color of its single malt, and a ceiling painted to look like barley, reflecting the morning dew with flecks of gold throughout.—
Alessandra Amodio,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Berber carpet Berber is a type of loop pile carpet with flecks of color.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Don't expect any big splashes, though.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The water-resistant outer material guards your essentials against splashes, while elastic straps and multiple pockets help keep your bottles upright.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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While bits are either a 1 or a 0, qubits can be in a superposition of the both states.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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This film contains bits of every genre.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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My grandmother’s version typically called just for the addition of generous sprinklings of Lawry’s garlic salt and black pepper—and that’s it.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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All living creatures are composed of many different types of molecules, which are chains of atoms of a wide variety of types, all strung together, that enable us to eat, breathe, metabolize food, grow, and reproduce.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
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Not only can the viscous substances gunk up the machine, leaving a residue and potentially feeding bacteria, but prolonged exposure to these molecules in the air can have negative effects, according to the American Lung Association.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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Ives inserts hints of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 5th Symphony in the meditative work, and at other times seems to conjure up church bells through the piano.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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More subtle hints are peppered throughout the story.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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Whole Grains Whole grains offer plenty of fiber and magnesium.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
13 Apr. 2026
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This is a huge immediate problem for India and other low-income nations where rice or other grains consumed directly dominate diets.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Particles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particles. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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