as in shred
a very small amount
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
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Recent Examples of ounce
The charging case is fairly large, measuring 1.23 by 2.46 by 1.94 inches (HWD) and weighing a substantial 1.7 ounces without the buds.
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PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
The cost per ounce was calculated to 20 ounces of ketchup and 18 ounces of cornflakes.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025
As the presidential election catapulted the country into a sharply divisive moment, Get Out emerged as the year’s greatest genre achievement without an ounce of subtext.
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
These winds tend to blow in the general northeasterly direction of the bats migration this time of year, giving the bats — which weigh about an ounce — a significant lift.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
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PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
The cost per ounce was calculated to 20 ounces of ketchup and 18 ounces of cornflakes.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025
As the presidential election catapulted the country into a sharply divisive moment, Get Out emerged as the year’s greatest genre achievement without an ounce of subtext.
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
These winds tend to blow in the general northeasterly direction of the bats migration this time of year, giving the bats — which weigh about an ounce — a significant lift.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ounce
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The case against him was built on eyewitness identification; not a shred of physical or forensic evidence linked him to the scene.—
Dan Slepian,
NBC News,
30 Dec. 2024
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Witness, without a shred of judgment, your thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2024
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Art Graffiti, Through Grief and Discovery Clement Gelly There was the glimmer of possibility in stories of bolt cutters and train yards and spray cans—possibilities of disruption and liberation.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
10 Jan. 2025
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May these new releases bring a glimmer of light among the darkness.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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For example, municipal and fire prevention agencies must give property owners advance — and continual — warnings to clear dead vegetation and to wet dry brush within 10 feet of the house with periodic, prolonged sprinklings.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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It's got a sprinkling of influence of-without sounding too grandiose-Wes Anderson.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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The Padres had already been a team seen as having a shot at Sasaki’s services, and not just because of the team’s recent history of handing out major contracts and making big splashes.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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The New York Yankees made a huge splash in free agency by signing pitcher Max Fried to a $218 million contract in December.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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The signature drink is Luz Margarita, a tropical margarita with passion fruit and a hint of chili.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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So who knows if that’s just sister accounts interacting on social media or a hint to something larger coming down the pipeline in the hair category as well.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
9 Jan. 2025
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The asking price is a speck under $15.5 million, with the listing held by Delaney Fox of Keller Williams Sun Valley Southern Idaho.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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Murphy’s face is hidden behind the camera whose flash illuminates specks of dust that hang in the air.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
ARTnews.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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There’s a even bit of Austin Burke’s salesmanship character in Sager, who has plugged the store on The Happy Customer Channel on YouTube or on frequent radio commercials and as a guest on Big 105.9.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
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Skits are one-joke bits done in grade school or by guys at the Rotary Club.—
Susan Morrison,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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Forest’s manager is notorious for giving little away, but his body language spoke volumes: smiling, upbeat, eager to get going.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
15 Aug. 2024
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Showing exasperation with the players involved does little to inspire confidence in them, and communicates to supporters that a manager is thinking about their own brand as much as the side’s performance.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
14 Dec. 2024
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“Ounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ounce. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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