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Synonyms
ace, bit, crumb, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, hint, lick, little, mite, nip, ounce, peanuts, ray, scintilla, scruple, shade, shadow, shred, skosh, smack, smell, smidgen (also smidgeon), snap, soupçon, spark, spatter, speck, splash, spot, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, touch, trace
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The best samples had many kinds of living organisms in them, with masses of dead mould, bits of cellulose, various colored particles, shreds of hair, bristles, etc. — Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Margarine smugglers, a deadly milk war and more flavor Wisconsin's dairy history," 28 Aug. 2019 Some particles, such as dust, dirt, soot or smoke, are large or dark enough to be seen with the naked eye. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "Killer smog: Even small amounts of air pollution linked to risk of early death, study finds," 22 Aug. 2019 Here are other ways to protect your dog from blue-green algae: Avoid water that appears to be cloudy, contains floating particles, or has green algae near the surface. — Selena Barrientos, House Beautiful, "Blue-Green Algae in Lakes Is Killing Dogs—Here’s What You Should Know," 19 Aug. 2019 The Italian scientists theorized the particles, which act as their own antiparticles, in 1937. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Looks Like We Have a New State of Matter," 16 Aug. 2019 The issue is that sand dredged from the offshore ocean is a different color than the white, coral particles that are natural to the beach. — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, "Rejoice as turtles make their return | Opinion," 15 Aug. 2019 Plastic particles at sea act as magnets for toxic chemicals and organic pollutants. — Rowan Jacobsen, Outside Online, "An Ocean Plastics Field Trip for Corporate Executives," 8 Aug. 2019 While quantum mechanics describes the smallest particles in our universe—a realm where gravity can usually be ignored—general relativity deals with massive objects that have immense gravitational fields. — Emily Toomey, Smithsonian, "A Star Orbiting in the Extreme Gravity of a Black Hole Validates General Relativity," 25 July 2019 Lewis said smoke is made of small particles, some smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter. — oregonlive.com, "What are the long-term health effects from wildfire smoke? Oregon doctors say it’s something they’re still learning about.," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'particle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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