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A nanoparticle is a fleck of material ranging in size approximately between 1 and 100 nanometers.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024

Mercifully just south of the Atlantic's Hurricane Alley, Trinidad appears on the map like a small fleck of land that has been chipped off the coast of Venezuela.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023

When they dialed the pressure back up to as little as 0.3 gigapascals, the blue fleck turned pink as the electrical resistance plunged to zero.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2023

You can see almost all the way through, like a fleck of sunlight on the bottom of a swimming pool.

From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2022

A man’s mouth was working, a fleck of green on his lip.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

The flames provided the only light under the night sky and the black valley would glimmer with flecks of orange.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Oversized disco balls hung overhead, casting flecks of light onto the couches, which were shaped like the brand’s beloved Texas toast.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

The red and blue of the women’s clothing echo the tints of the rainbow itself, as do smaller, random flecks of color throughout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

The nonstick pan that’s shedding black flecks into your eggs?

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026

It was swimming in grounds and little flecks of pink tissue, but it was piping hot, which was the main thing.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

The standard sea of matte-pastel water bottles is starting to be flecked with shiny takes from Australia’s Frank Green.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

During the nearly hourlong call, Regan spoke quickly and confidently, detailing his investment strategy and professional credentials—many of them fabricated—in a soothing voice flecked with humor and references to his faith in God.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Maybe it’s flecked with chives and garlic salt.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

Squares of focaccia, still plush in the center and flecked with rosemary and fat flakes of sea salt.

From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025

The chrome faucet was still flecked with dried toothpaste.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

In person, Slaiby — his hair cropped high, gray hairs flecking his beard — is all business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022

Basinski began digitising the old tape loops, but bits of the tape’s metal surface starting flecking off.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2019

For starters, the police and all they survey in their bleak precinct are in desperate straits, even down to the paint flecking off the station house’s walls.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2013

Last week, with gold flecking the trees and black flecking the skies, the Terre Haute Crow Patrol mustered once again.

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2011

That spring morning she had flown over the sea with her bare feet skimming the water, her boots in her pockets, the ocean spray flecking her ankles, laughing with the speed and joy of it.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell