1
as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food
the chef's cuisine is so good that diners will want to savor every morsel
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2
as in speck
a very small piece
searching for any morsel of useful information
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3
as in cipher
a person of no importance or influence
a morsel like her wouldn't last a week in the rough-and-tumble world of Wall Street
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Recent Examples of morsel
In the late nineteen-seventies, researchers at Oxford buried sunflower seeds just ten centimetres from where marsh tits had buried their own morsels.
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Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
The morsels of meat are few and far between, but nonetheless satisfying.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2024
Whatever your food goals, you’re bound to find at least a few morsels of wisdom in some of our favorite nutrition articles of 2024.
—Jill Schweber, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Some birds can store, or cache, tens or even hundreds of thousands of morsels in trees, or in or on the ground, and retrieve a good portion of them.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
The morsels of meat are few and far between, but nonetheless satisfying.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2024
Whatever your food goals, you’re bound to find at least a few morsels of wisdom in some of our favorite nutrition articles of 2024.
—Jill Schweber, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Some birds can store, or cache, tens or even hundreds of thousands of morsels in trees, or in or on the ground, and retrieve a good portion of them.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morsel
Noun
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Fresh and lively acidic fruity attack followed by a layered mouthful of succulent flavors that include black cherries, chocolate chips, strawberry tart.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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If a single picture is worth a thousand words, this data visualization tool will save you a mouthful during your next presentation.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PCMAG,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Now the property has once again popped up for sale, asking a speck under $6 million.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
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Coincidentally, also visible in the new images is the planet Mercury, appearing as a tiny speck of light gliding closer to the sun.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Atom and Claudette with recognizable humanity, the film’s artistry turns them into ciphers and symbols of the numbing effects of ethnic conflict.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Lively’s Lily Bloom is a cipher for the millennial woman resisting the pull of becoming her boomer mother.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For a limited time, orders of any breakfast sandwich, breakfast wrap, egg bites, bakes, lunch sandwiches or pockets will come with a free packet of Truff Original or Jalapeño Lime Hot Sauce.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star renowned for its Belle Époque grandeur, welcomed VIP Summit guests to a hospitality oasis in the lavish Prince Rainier III Suite filled with Louis XIII pours, small bites and exquisite city views.—
Forbes Travel Guide,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Moore is quirky and a little bit edgy as the cool one of the group, whose all-black wardrobe could either be a fashion statement… or a sign of clinical depression.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Doing it all at once can result in some of the cereal crushed into dust while other bits remain significantly larger.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But some of their most common prey items include minnows, crayfish, insects, and amphibians.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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Scientists have found that fungi, algae, pollen, lichens, insects, bacteria and viruses are especially good at encouraging water to freeze.—
Carl Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The oil in the chips can also go bad if exposed to heat, which can affect their taste and smell.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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Eight years ago, the creative pioneer began tinkering with motion-capture cameras in hopes of finding a way to integrate taste and flavor into his works.—
Kristin Tablang,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The song structures melt into goo; the lyrics pelt flecks of raw feeling.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
3 Dec. 2024
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Each light is attached to a green string to easily blend into your tree, and once the lights are turned on, the liquid inside each bulb bubbles to reveal floating flecks of gold glitter to make your tree shine.—
Kaitlin Gates,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2024
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“Morsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morsel. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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