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as in specks
a very small piece
just give me a grain of information about what to expect on the program
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as in temperaments
one's characteristic attitude or mood
cheating, even on my income taxes, goes against my grain
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Recent Examples of grains
Lastly, fracturing of granite was measured under a microscope to see how much the grains had broken.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Those results get fed directly into climate models to better represent how variations in tiny grains influence the nature of the entire planet.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Most humans today, including most readers of this article, get a significant portion of their calories from carbohydrates — grains, tubers, legumes and fruits.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Costlier sugar and cattle outweigh certain savings on grains.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
It can be found in foods such as wheat bran, vegetables and whole grains.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Pollen is abundant, Cho adds—a single floret of the common sunflower, for instance, produces 25,000 to 67,000 grains every summer.
—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Rather, the Mediterranean diet simply underscores that the majority of your plate consists of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds and legumes, Goldstein says.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
At one station, congregants pick up a scallop shell, a physical reminder of the pilgrimage through life, and dip it in water and grains of sand.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Those results get fed directly into climate models to better represent how variations in tiny grains influence the nature of the entire planet.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Most humans today, including most readers of this article, get a significant portion of their calories from carbohydrates — grains, tubers, legumes and fruits.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Costlier sugar and cattle outweigh certain savings on grains.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
It can be found in foods such as wheat bran, vegetables and whole grains.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Pollen is abundant, Cho adds—a single floret of the common sunflower, for instance, produces 25,000 to 67,000 grains every summer.
—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Rather, the Mediterranean diet simply underscores that the majority of your plate consists of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds and legumes, Goldstein says.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
At one station, congregants pick up a scallop shell, a physical reminder of the pilgrimage through life, and dip it in water and grains of sand.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grains
Noun
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After a few days’ travel, some of the specks landed on a buoy floating in the North Atlantic off the coast of French Guyana.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Now for other people whose crepe myrtles look like yours, black bark and white specks are classic signs of crepe myrtle scales.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Matching energy levels, breed temperaments, and giving each pet their own space are also key to a successful transition.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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The two men have bad hair and unpredictable temperaments, but beyond that the similarities dissipate quickly.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This area of open magnetic fields more easily releases charged particles into space.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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It is composed of smaller particles called quarks and gluons, bound by the strong interaction.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mascherano insisted there would be no carryover from the tempers that flared during and after the match against Seattle two weeks ago.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Even as tempers rose, the mayor held tight to dreams of racial reconciliation.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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This uncanny coincidence — that the Earth’s radiation lines up with the energies of carbon dioxide’s mixed vibrational/rotational quantum state — is how this tiny trace of molecules, mere flecks in the air, completely dominates our climate.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Its black and white or brown flecks convey a fresh, modern feel that's ideal for breaking away from the tyranny of basics.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Involvement in structuring joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, activist takeover and defense, financing arrangements, and similar matters will all be considered.—
Liane Jackson,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Dim lighting bounces off of soft pink tiles and warms the dining room, the bathrooms glow ocean blue, every inch of the space colored by the sisters’ sunny dispositions and their dedication to turning even the most low-key midweek dinner into an exercise in jubilant excess.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, since the batteries and motor are not integrated into the frame, as is common now, those bits can be easily upgraded or easily removed from the bike altogether.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This will loosen any bits on the bottom of the oven.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In this theory, individuals categorize themselves and others into in-groups and out-groups, which shapes perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours and that typically, people tend to favour those in their in-group.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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These attitudes don’t always cause one of these forms of mass violence, but in places where mass violence occurs, these types of attitudes generally preëxist.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Grains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grains. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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