as in whisper
something small in size, amount, or range
a nutshell of a fan base
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Recent Examples of nutshell
Here was the entire history of world religions in a nutshell: orthodoxy and authority in tension with the direct spiritual experience of the individual.
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Michael Pollan, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Any way to put in a nutshell your feelings about the tour or the scope of it?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 May 2025
And that’s the Kings in a nutshell — good but not good enough.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 May 2025
In a nutshell, this means that most jobs never actually quite make it to a job board.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Michael Pollan, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Any way to put in a nutshell your feelings about the tour or the scope of it?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 May 2025
And that’s the Kings in a nutshell — good but not good enough.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 May 2025
In a nutshell, this means that most jobs never actually quite make it to a job board.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nutshell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutshell
Noun
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Both Louisiana singers luxuriate at the point where a whisper becomes a coo, and both have crafted gossamer pop with Swedish producers.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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Jean-Pierre is one of many associates who was close to the former president when whispers of his cognitive decline came to a head during a June 2024 debate in which the Democrat struggled to make sense.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, all public agricultural research and development focused on the climate in the U.S. is a fraction of Apple’s R&D, as if farming weren’t nearly as important as a better iPhone camera.—
Michael Grunwald,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
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His country remains one of the poorest in Asia: a quarter of the population lives near the subsistence level, foreign trade is minimal, and its GDP is a small fraction of South Korea’s.—
John Delury,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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Miley Cyrus premiered her Something Beautiful visual album for a packed audience at New York’s Beacon Theatre as part of the 2025 Tribeca Festival.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2025
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This may force the 76-year-old, who is battling an undisclosed form of cancer, to cancel the traditional Boxing Day shoot, which is described as a central part of the royal family’s holiday plans.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The photo shows a happy Thomas with his Philly in his lap, and a mouthful of Angelo's.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Miss Manners has seen people who want to talk through a mouthful of food cover their mouths like this, but not those trying to modulate their voices. Is lowering your volume just too obvious?—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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The breed of hen that lays the eggs determines the colors, but the eggs' nutritional value, taste, and makeup are nearly identical.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
5 June 2025
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Visitors can book a tour to get a look at the farm, their milking parlor, the cheese kitchen and get a taste of their cheeses in the farm’s shop.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Such a life of snippets from childhood to young adulthood shows the initial foundation of a journey driven by great wine and fantastic food, shared in an atmosphere of generosity and wonderment.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The most potent moments tend to occur on the periphery of the action, in snippets featuring the billionaires’ downstairs courtier class, the assistants and lawyers who hustle at the corners of Hugo’s mansion.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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From its cute-fake soundstage-town setting to the authoritative yet chummy voice-over narration (courtesy of Nick Offerman), The Life of Chuck works doggedly to give you the warm fuzzies—and a little bit of that fuzz goes a long way.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Not only is sitting on the potty all by yourself a little bit scary, but nobody likes putting play to a stop to use the potty, either.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
6 June 2025
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Study co-author and archaeological scientist Katerina Douka explains that this technique can be used to sort through large numbers of fragments in a way that is impractical for other methods such as DNA sequencing.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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That’s despite the fact that pyroclastic flows—ground-level, fast-moving clouds of extremely hot gas and volcanic fragments—are one of the most dangerous results of volcanic eruptions.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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