as in whisper
something small in size, amount, or range
a nutshell of a fan base
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Recent Examples of nutshell
That, in a nutshell, is the Cracker Barrel corporate guideline that was revealed this week by The Wall Street Journal in a story that has since gone viral.
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
In a nutshell, bonuses happen once but wages are forever.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2026
That play was his value in a nutshell.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
Yeah, that was it in a nutshell.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
In a nutshell, bonuses happen once but wages are forever.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2026
That play was his value in a nutshell.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
Yeah, that was it in a nutshell.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nutshell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutshell
Noun
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To listen to these quiet galactic whispers, scientists need the right tools.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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At first the room was silent, but then a ripple of whispers spread.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Harris, who spent part of his youth living on Navajo reservations where his mother was a teacher, took a Navajo Nation flag with him on the shuttle to raise awareness about issues faced by Native Americans.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The legendary punk rock band formed in California’s East Bay and was a seminal part of the early 1990s Bay Area music scene before going on to massive mainstream success.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Solar stayed flat at a fraction of the amount of coal and natural gas power.—
MATTHEW DALY,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Many cities allocate a fraction of the hotel tax, casino, or convention revenue to their tourism bureaus.—
John Calvelli,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Turn your head to the side, unhinge your jaw, and prepare for a glorious mouthful.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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And so, with rumbling heart and saliva pasting tongue to teeth (fury's alchemy gave her a mouthful of metal), Noelle plunged a finger into the manila corner and ripped open the fabric of her world.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
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As one Texas insider explained to me, Cornyn is the national candidate who isn’t exactly loved at home, while Paxton draws adoration from partisans at home who may show up to send a message that what’s happening in Washington is not to their tastes.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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Consumers have shifted their tastes and preferences for buying luxury brands amid the rise of digital shopping and fashion houses opening their own retail spots.—
Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Davidson’s chat with Kelly has no structure, no segments, and no particular gimmick; and while none of that is required of a podcast, some sense of organization can help shape an otherwise-unformed snippet of conversation.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Hoenikker character, who abandons his car in a traffic jam one day and walks the rest of the way to work, and well, here's a snippet from the audio version of Cat's Cradle, told from the point of view of one of Hoenikker’s/Langmuir’s children.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The numbers have been slowly ticking up for over a year – a rare bit of good news for a government that has spent billions of dollars for more than a decade encouraging people to do just that.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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What & Why Rhode Island digs into this curious bit of beach trivia.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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Although most of the fragments in it show figurative details, the picture overall dissolves into an abstract pattern.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Shifting the pricing pressure to individuals fragments purchasing power and weakens collective negotiation.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Nutshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutshell. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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