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bite-size

American  
[bahyt-sahyz] / ˈbaɪtˌsaɪz /
Or bite-sized

adjective

  1. small enough to fit in the mouth or be consumed in one or two bites.

    bite-size candies.

  2. very small.

  3. quickly or easily comprehended, resolved, etc..

    bite-size problems.


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“What Zohran has been signaling is: What’s the bite-size step he can take to show meaningful progress here?” said Jasmine Gripper, a Working Families Party co-director.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

Theirs come in two little bite-size burritos, which is perfect for breakfast, you know?

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025

This one is all Arkush and displays his storytelling — some sweet, some savory, a few bitter — in bite-size pieces.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2025

He was tasked with cutting together the company’s TV broadcasts into bite-size, BuzzFeed-style clips designed to juice virality.

From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2025

She cut the rest of the caribou leg into bite-size chunks and stored them in her sled.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

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