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as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
a show devoted to those lovable nuts who collect the weirdest things just for fun
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as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
anyone who goes out in this weather is a nut
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as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
a baseball nut who plans her vacation to coincide with spring training every year
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as in psychopath
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
the man walking down the street talking to himself looked like a nut until we realized he was talking into his cell phone
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as in problem
something that requires thought and skill for resolution
the question of how to increase functionality without decreasing efficiency may prove to be a tough nut to crack
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as in head
slang
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
he didn't appreciate his friend's jibe about watching his big nut when getting into the car
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as in nonsense
nuts plural
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
responding to your opponent's every argument with "Nuts!" is not exactly finely reasoned refutation
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Recent Examples of nut
Sunflower seeds can be substituted with any seed, nut, or crunchy crouton.
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
The nuts were distributed in Ohio and Illinois to Heinen's grocery stores, a regional chain in the Midwest.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Weight Management Pistachios and other nuts have great potential to aid in weight management due to their protein, fiber, and healthy fat content.
—Hannah Coakley, Msph, Rdn, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
Because nuts are high in fiber as well as poly and monounsaturated fatty acids, there is a belief that nuts could act as a prebiotic (a beneficial fiber) once digested, thereby creating a more robust microbiome.
—Hannah Coakley, Msph, Rdn, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
The nuts were distributed in Ohio and Illinois to Heinen's grocery stores, a regional chain in the Midwest.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Weight Management Pistachios and other nuts have great potential to aid in weight management due to their protein, fiber, and healthy fat content.
—Hannah Coakley, Msph, Rdn, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
Because nuts are high in fiber as well as poly and monounsaturated fatty acids, there is a belief that nuts could act as a prebiotic (a beneficial fiber) once digested, thereby creating a more robust microbiome.
—Hannah Coakley, Msph, Rdn, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nut
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There are dozens upon dozens of memorable eccentrics, delusional antiheroes, blustery authority figures, sad sacks, screw-ups and all-too-lovable schmucks that populate the 12 feature films and handful of shorts directed by Wes Anderson.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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To take her mind off him, Agathe meets an Austen-like family of eccentrics running the retreat and the sometimes pretentious writers attending it.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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The online marketplace is full of fellow antique lovers selling finds that date all the way back to the 1940s.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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Hard and Semi-Soft Cheeses Good news for cheese lovers everywhere!—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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In her decision, Kagan acknowledged Mexico's gun problem despite the country only having one firearms store and issuing only 50 gun permits each year.—
Dan Gooding
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Justice Elena Kagan wrote the Court's decision, deftly explaining the difference between the problem and the law.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
5 June 2025
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There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.—
Mike Hutton,
Post-Tribune,
19 July 2017
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Beyond that, the show is mostly content to amble along, loping toward the green and from time to time indulging in odd bits of nonsense.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Yet Towns has proven, one moment at a time, that reputation, that narrative is a bunch of nonsense.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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What this means is that attackers can apply additional characters in the target field, things like spaces and line breaks for example, so that the user only sees the legitimate-looking path and has no cause for concern that anything is amiss.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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But new life and civilizations await, including a villain that will test our characters' grit and resolve.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2025
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Camp offered sanctuary, a mode of performance that didn’t suffer hypocritical fools gladly.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Tobias is Flashlight’s court fool, a source of chaos, comedy, and pathos.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
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What the Nuggets need to do is find a sucker who is willing to talk themselves into the remaining $79 million over two years owed to Porter, while sending back a couple of quality role players.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Peppers that produce large fruit should only be lightly pruned to remove unproductive suckers, but smaller-fruited pepper plants can be pruned a little more aggressively to boost airflow and branching.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2025
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“Nut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nut. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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