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Princeton's WordNet

  1. in a nutshelladverb

    summed up briefly

    "gave the facts in a nutshell"; "just tell me the story in a nutshell"; "explained the situation in a nutshell"

Wiktionary

  1. in a nutshelladverb

    In summary; briefly or simply.

  2. Etymology: A calque of in nuce.

Wikipedia

  1. in a nutshell

    Pelle Carlberg (born 21 October 1969) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. He is a member of the band Edson and also records and performs alone as a solo artist. His music video for Riverbank appeared on an in-game television in the video game The Darkness.

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  1. in a nutshell

    "In a nutshell" is a phrase used to describe a summary, brief explanation, or simplification of something. It is often used to condense complicated or lengthy information into a short and easily understandable description.

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  1. In a Nutshell

    In a Nutshell is the second album by Swedish singer-songwriter Pelle Carlberg.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of in a nutshell in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of in a nutshell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of in a nutshell in a Sentence

  1. Sydney Harris:

    Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there.

  2. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Lamb:

    I’m not for sanctuary cities, that’s pretty much it in a nutshell.

  3. Richard Budgett:

    To put The IOC in a nutshell, The IOC had a scientific consensus back in 2015, there are no IOC rules or regulations around transgender participation. That depends on each international federation. So Laurel Hubbard is a woman, and is competing under the rules of her federation, and we have to pay tribute to her courage and tenacity in actually competing and qualifying for The Olympic Games.

  4. Stan Dunn:

    And that's the world in a nutshell, an appropriate receptacle.

  5. Marquis de Sade:

    Imperious, choleric, irascible, extreme in everything, with a dissolute imagination the like of which has never been seen, atheistic to the point of fanaticism, there you have me in a nutshell, and kill me again or take me as I am, for I shall not change.


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