as in specks
a very small piece
there's not a mote of dirt in that woman's house
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Recent Examples of motes
There’s a Gambit-adjacent one that has players depositing motes while killing other teams.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The sensors’ small size allows seamless integration into almost any environment, while the wireless, modular design lets motes be added or removed as needed depending on the application.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motes
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Microcalcifications appear as white specks and may indicate cancer in some cases.—
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There were also no visible specks of spices.—
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In high-temperature molten environments, active cathode particles can dissolve into the electrolyte and migrate away from their intended sites.—
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Grout is very porous and, because of the indent between tiles, grout can easily collect dirt, food particles, and mold, which will discolor the grout over time.—
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López reportedly found flecks of gold while digging wild onions, sparking an early gold rush.—
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Shiny and dark evergreen foliage is held aloft on strong, arching stems mottled with purple flecks.—
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Beyond the gong, other bits of prop comedy give them cover to dive into more controversial topics.—
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The live show — featuring a famed blue-skinned, apparently bald and mostly silent trio — will feature classic Blue Man Group routines plus new bits that will be exclusive to the Orlando production.—
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Duggar went on to credit her simple diet in her health journey, which includes vegetables, fruits, meat and a few grains, after speaking with a friend about their complicated nutrition habits.—
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Oats, grains, fruits, nuts, seeds, and dairy products are associated with healthy cholesterol.—
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Those canyons provide thousands of patches of natural habitat that interpenetrate the edges of greater Los Angeles.—
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Some of the new services offered in South County include electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, ambulatory monitoring patches that track heart rhythm and treadmill stress tests.—
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The oxygen and nitrogen molecules also emit ultraviolet light, which can only be detected by special cameras on satellites.—
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Frozen complex organic molecules have been discovered for the first time around a young protostar in a galaxy other than our own, thanks to the observing power of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).—
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The greens are things like fresh grass clippings and kitchen scraps.—
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The latter fed mostly off scraps in a first half, as an attacking plan that included Dwight McNeil as a No 10 and Tyler Dibling on the right, did not function effectively.—
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“Motes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motes. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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