as in particle
a very small piece
is there one granule of truth in that statement?
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Recent Examples of granule
The most significant spike occurred with caffeine-containing powders/granules, like pre-workout supplements, which surged 633%.
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Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
Return pureed vegetables to same saucepan; stir in 3 cups water, masa harina, bouillon granules, chili powder, oregano, salt, and pepper.
—Yvette Zuniga Jemison, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2025
Add tomato sauce, cilantro, garlic, bouillon granules, cumin, and black pepper; stir to combine.
—Yvette Zuniga Jemison, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
These granules are quickly and reliably drawn to the printer’s feedstock tank and then to the nozzle.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
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Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
Return pureed vegetables to same saucepan; stir in 3 cups water, masa harina, bouillon granules, chili powder, oregano, salt, and pepper.
—Yvette Zuniga Jemison, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2025
Add tomato sauce, cilantro, garlic, bouillon granules, cumin, and black pepper; stir to combine.
—Yvette Zuniga Jemison, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
These granules are quickly and reliably drawn to the printer’s feedstock tank and then to the nozzle.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for granule
Noun
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The agency will also revisit rules such as water pollution limits for coal plants, air quality standards for small particles and the mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions by large emitters like oil and gas companies.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than five millimeters.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This obviously means piece of peach or speck of fish or smear of hotness — but in French, therefore classy.—
Heather Havrilesky,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The moon appears incredibly large in the foreground of the image since it is located much closer to Earth than Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun, which, by comparison, appears as nearly a speck behind the prominent natural satellite.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Tips and Tricks: During this event, the moon will begin to travel in front of the Pleiades stars around 11 P.M. Eastern Time, concealing several of the blueish flecks as the night goes on.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside Online,
13 Feb. 2025
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Once the snowmelt begins and flecks of greenery emerge from the powder, many skiers assume the party’s over.—
Miles Howard,
AFAR Media,
6 Feb. 2025
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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have retired and Djokovic’s sand timer is running out of grain.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Its 14-bit raw DNG images provide the most leeway to edit color and exposure in the lower register (ISO 100-3200), as well as the least amount of luminance noise, the digital version of film grain.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
14 Mar. 2025
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Not a single molecule of carbon dioxide is released during the process.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2025
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Oxidative stress is an imbalance in the body of unstable molecules called free radicals and antioxidants.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, nasturtiums don’t mind growing in the light shade cast by asparagus plants and asparagus beetles are less likely to visit a patch of asparagus if nasturtiums are growing nearby.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2025
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In fact, the rough patches have motivated Miles Bridges even more.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2025
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That is unique to our show, and did inform a little bit of not knowing what’s going on in Lumon.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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But, right after the speech, somebody kept a little bit of the board un-wiped to preserve it, while, someone else rushed to the board and took away the piece of chalk that Einstein had used for his writing.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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The verdict: The kale salad, with lemon, roasted garlic, zucchini, parmesan and bread crumbs, was the clear winner.—
Lindsey Erdody,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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Dessert was a tangerine mousse with roasted pineapple, almond crumbs and coconut ice cream, as well as slices of Waldorf-Astoria red velvet cake.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Granule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granule. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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