1
: a solid lump
especially
: a native lump of precious metal
2
: tidbit sense 2
nuggets of wisdom
3
: a small usually rounded piece of food
chicken nuggets
Examples of nugget in a Sentence
nuggets of beef in the chow mein
a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case
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The bombshell revelation was a small nugget in The New York Times’ profile of Hudson, who has risen from champion cheerleading coach to being in a relationship with one of the most famous men in football of this generation.
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Hence their interest in Griffin Canning, a nugget that Yankees manager Aaron Boone dropped before Game 2 of the Subway Series on Saturday.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
But some players can stash away a nugget like that in the back of their mind.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 May 2025
During Monday morning meetings at the company’s office in the Boca Corporate Center, Stein asks his team introspective questions and shares nuggets of wisdom regarding productivity, becoming one’s best self and how to be successful realtors.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Hence their interest in Griffin Canning, a nugget that Yankees manager Aaron Boone dropped before Game 2 of the Subway Series on Saturday.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
But some players can stash away a nugget like that in the back of their mind.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 May 2025
During Monday morning meetings at the company’s office in the Boca Corporate Center, Stein asks his team introspective questions and shares nuggets of wisdom regarding productivity, becoming one’s best self and how to be successful realtors.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nugget. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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nugget
noun
nug·get
ˈnəg-ət 
: a solid lump especially of precious metal
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