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noun

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Recent Examples of minim
Noun
Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Hartford Courant, courant.com, 30 Sep. 2017 Related: Here are some tricks from the CDC for de-ticking yourself: • Put your clothes in the dryer on high heat for a minim of six minutes. Valerie Lego, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2017 Related: Here are some tricks from the CDC for de-ticking yourself: • Put your clothes in the dryer on high heat for a minim of six minutes. Valerie Lego, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2017 Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. courant.com, 30 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minim
Adjective
  • Just like tons of other celebrities, Hailey Bieber is making a case for barely-there micro shorts.
    Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2025
  • On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • By finally publishing it in the party’s flagship journal, the inference is that none of the intervening turmoil has made China’s leadership alter course one iota.
    Charlie Campbell, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
  • As anyone who’s watched an iota of sports programming over the past few years can attest, the betting business doesn’t traffic in subtlety.
    Sean Gregory / Boston, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Follicle cysts form when the tiny sac (called a follicle) that houses the maturing egg during your cycle doesn’t break open as usual to release said egg.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Because of the unique position of the pope, a cleric with his own tiny state and significant global influence, the book is also a chronicle of contemporary international affairs.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Heading into the final rotation, all four teams were separated by under two-tenths of a point, with UCLA holding a minuscule lead over the field.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • All that performance squeezed into a minuscule 9-ounce package is already impressive, and a super affordable sale price of just $13 just sweetens the deal.
    Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To those that have already made their mind up about migrants and Muslims, Fall’s film won’t make a jot of difference.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • In a gigantic state budget of $26 billion per year, the expenses are projected to be under the spending cap by only $500,000 — an infinitesimal amount on a percentage basis.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The mass is given an infinitesimal push, parallel to the rail.
    Kevin Roose, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The extra coverage is advantageous for landscapes, architecture, and other scenes that are just a smidgen too vast for a typical all-in-one zoom to capture in frame.
    Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
  • While a smidgen of the magic of March might be missing this week, the business of college hoops is totally fine: The plethora of remaining powerhouses means more fans, not fewer, will watch the upcoming rounds of games.
    Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • That only works because their bodies are covered in microscopic, water-repellent hairs.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Risks Of Eating Moldy Bread While a little bit of mold might not seem like a big deal, there's a chance that microscopic mold growth can be present throughout the loaf, even if just one piece seems affected.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Minim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minim. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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