as in whisper
something small in size, amount, or range
a nutshell of a fan base
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Recent Examples of nutshell
In a nutshell, OFDMA divides channels into resource units (RUs), allowing for smaller data packets that can be transmitted to multiple users simultaneously.
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PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
In a nutshell, daycare guilt has got to go, DeSousa underscores.
—Wendy Wisner, Parents, 17 Mar. 2025
In a nutshell, the mayor hopes to bank a couple hundred million dollars by raising the sales tax rate in the city from 6% to 8%.
—Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
In a nutshell, the process involves subjecting the stones to high-intensity, externally applied acoustic pulses.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025
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PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
In a nutshell, daycare guilt has got to go, DeSousa underscores.
—Wendy Wisner, Parents, 17 Mar. 2025
In a nutshell, the mayor hopes to bank a couple hundred million dollars by raising the sales tax rate in the city from 6% to 8%.
—Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
In a nutshell, the process involves subjecting the stones to high-intensity, externally applied acoustic pulses.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nutshell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutshell
Noun
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Nab the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless headphones that wrap your ears in plush comfort while adaptive noise canceling dials the world down to a whisper at 21% off.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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In Drama, there’s the second season of Squid Game, which returned with a whisper as compared to the blaring horns of its breakthrough first season.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As with other agencies affected as part of Mr. Musk’s effort, only a small fraction of AmeriCorps employees remained at the headquarters in Washington on Thursday.—
Aishvarya Kavi,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Soybean plantations capture only a fraction of the carbon that tropical rainforests do, and drive emissions through transportation and processing.—
Sarah Sax,
The Atlantic,
16 Apr. 2025
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Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Their appeal is one of three religious rights cases the Supreme Court is deciding in the coming weeks, and could be part of a recent trend of the court siding with religious rights advocates.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Bright mouthful of red fruit with full on acidity and flavors that include lemon drops, peanut brittle and beef jerky.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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All the bear got from my neck down was a few mouthfuls of clothes, except for the bite in my shoulder.—
Jim Zumbo,
Outdoor Life,
12 Mar. 2025
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The vampire audience, which at this point includes a couple characters who canonically have good taste, absolutely eats it up.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The $210 gourmet meal at the Avondale eatery will cater to a growing interest in weed and a declining taste for booze, chef Devon Quinn said.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To pass the time until the encore, the screens displayed snippets of songs for the crowd to sing along.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The doc blends snippets of each teen’s personal lives with their individual preparation for 2024 NSDA Nationals.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2025
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With about 100 vendors, there is a little bit of everything here, from jewelry to pickles and hot sauce to collectible items like coins and comic books.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Channel that instinct and do a little bit of self-interrogation.—
Shannon Carpenter,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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These represent fragments of all the things that might currently be on your mind.—
Scott Mautz, Contributor,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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The restoration works enhanced the grotto’s surface and its rich and elaborate scheme, made of rustic, polychrome and multi-material mosaics featuring shells, glass pastes, semi-precious stones, stone fragments and mineral crusts.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Nutshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutshell. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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