mote
noun
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
motes
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pluralof mote.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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How do you get from microscopic motes to entire worlds thousands of kilometers across?
From Scientific American ● Dec. 8, 2020
“What he came to believe, I think deeply and honestly, was that human beings were insignificant little dust motes in this enormous universe and that eventually we would discover that we were not particularly significant.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2020
Blanchett adeptly realizes these motes of internal struggle throughout the series, which makes the moments when she drops her façade and voices her aggravation at having to dim her abilities pay off splendidly.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2020
“He would open the curtains a little bit and just study the dust motes, as if it was like a universe of stars that were floating around,” Clark recalls.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 26, 2018
Whole civilizations of motes are caught in the thick stripes of light beaming down from two high windows.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
