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Recent Examples of minim
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minim
Adjective
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On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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The cushiony cream is packed with Blue Hyaluronic Acid, a micro-sized form of HA that absorbs quickly and delivers long-lasting hydration.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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With hair bleached a garish blond and her saucer eyes rolling insolently at sensitive Philip (Leslie Howard) and his endearments, Bette Davis plays W. Somerset Maugham's caustic cockney waitress at full throttle and without an iota of warmth.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Mar. 2026
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Their secrets, grudges, and desires haven’ changes one iota.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The plot pivots on tiny gestures involving matters of life and death.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Each impact steals a tiny bit of the spacecraft’s speed, pushing it a smidgen closer to Earth.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Whereas a caddie jots down notes in a yardage book, Morse keeps observations on his phone and refers to them year after year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The hefty notepad features 65 warm-white, lined pages that are perfectly spaced to write grocery lists, jot reminders, and more.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But due to the lack of early round upsets, there are no schools remaining with minuscule budgets, and therefore no third-round matchups with huge financial disparities.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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However, that’s a minuscule distinction when looking at the difference in the typing and navigating experiences between these two devices.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Every day, the Cubs’ third baseman looks for a way to get even just a smidge better.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Either way, the fat can get a smidge warm after rolling the pastry out, which will prevent it from puffing as much as possible when baked.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Far from merely giving orders, directors are participants in a social reality in which the most important results aren’t the naked-eye ones of deeds achieved but the magic infinitesimal moments that expand into big-screen spectacles.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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There was hugely more of it and less of me, rendered infinitesimal in the presence of this immensity.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This zingy and creamy lemon trifle resembles lemon meringue pie but is so much easier to make.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
15 Mar. 2026
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Another concern: that the president will waste his time responding to meaningless trifles that distract from the arguments that the White House wants to make.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Minim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minim. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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