1
as in speck
a very small piece
she left only a bit of the broccoli on her plate
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2
as in piece
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
bits of cookie scattered on the table
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3
as in little
a very small amount
I'll have only a bit of food right now
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as in while
an indefinite but usually short period of time
this will only take a bit
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as in treat
something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury
wielding silver trays, the servers offered partygoers a variety of exotic-looking bits
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Recent Examples of bit
Scott Bryan, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Everybody was a little bit like at the end of summer camp, although a bit too grown up for this to be true.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
After an hour, the man surrendered to police but bit an officer on the arm, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Yet the other major mystery of the series, surrounding the possible identity of Ruby Sunday’s mother, felt a little bit anticlimactic when she was unveiled, even though the thought process behind that storyline was touching.
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The Lions appeared to be in zone coverage but multiple defenders bit hard on the run fake.
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Noun
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Now the Mediterranean-style digs high above Malibu Canyon have popped up for sale, asking a speck under $13 million.—
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You cant be expected to clean every speck of dust in every nook and cranny.—
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
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Shop jewelry, dress-up pieces, crafts—like this beading kit—for littles of all ages.—
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Even Williams’ performance does little to flesh her out.—
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Sloan acknowledged that this has been one of the latest-breaking baseball markets he’s seen in a while, as scatter deals that are normally hashed out in January and February were still being transacted on Opening Day.—
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Talk of Salke’s departure amid a power struggle with Mike Hopkins, the head of Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios, had been swirling for a while — and last month’s deal putting the Bond IP into the creative hands of Amazon was a further signal that Hopkins was about to make a change.—
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Writing it, one senses, was a high-wire act over an abyss of pain, agitation, uncertainty, and the dread of being ignored or misunderstood.—
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Following the act of protest, the referee of the University of Maryland match -- which was not an NCAA tournament -- issued a black card to Turner, removing her from the competition.—
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Why cats go wild for the treat Decide on an approach For some medications, administering pills can be as simple as waiting for your cat to chow down.—
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Here’s a rundown of all the sweet treats that made the cut, including what won in round one.—
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If Rowan sucked at her job, she’d be fired.—
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Liverpool need to play a smart game and not get sucked into a frantic contest like United did.—
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These ejections refer to plasma erupting from the sun's surface, which can force particles from the sun and surrounding space to collide with particles in the Earth's atmosphere.—
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This approach resembles an attempt to control every particle of an ecosystem, treating each team member merely as a cog in a complex machine.—
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“Bit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bit. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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