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Recent Examples of minimally
Despite the shutdown, ICE has been minimally impacted because Republican lawmakers approved $75 billion for ICE through another party-line budget reconciliation bill last year.
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Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Most of those groups don’t use the education system and only minimally use other city services, Zoppo-Sassu said.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
The da Vinci system’s ability to delicately peel and stitch fruit skin illustrated the fine motor control available to surgeons working on human tissue through minimally invasive incisions.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
His skills enable him to offer advanced, minimally invasive procedures such as endoscopic midface and ponytail facelifts, which aim to produce natural-looking outcomes while minimizing visible scarring.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
At this stage individuals may pass through a minimally conscious state, in which awareness appears intermittently.
—Kara Rogers Britannica Editors Mar. 19, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
Instead of penetrating deep brain tissue, the device uses minimally invasive extradural implantation, placing electrodes outside the dura layer of the brain.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
The system used was the Toumai robotic surgical system developed by MicroPort MedBot, a platform designed for high-precision minimally invasive procedures.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
At the hospital, doctors found that Campos needed a cardiac catheterization, a minimally invasive procedure to find blockages in the heart and then remove them.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Most of those groups don’t use the education system and only minimally use other city services, Zoppo-Sassu said.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
The da Vinci system’s ability to delicately peel and stitch fruit skin illustrated the fine motor control available to surgeons working on human tissue through minimally invasive incisions.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
His skills enable him to offer advanced, minimally invasive procedures such as endoscopic midface and ponytail facelifts, which aim to produce natural-looking outcomes while minimizing visible scarring.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
At this stage individuals may pass through a minimally conscious state, in which awareness appears intermittently.
—Kara Rogers Britannica Editors Mar. 19, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
Instead of penetrating deep brain tissue, the device uses minimally invasive extradural implantation, placing electrodes outside the dura layer of the brain.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
The system used was the Toumai robotic surgical system developed by MicroPort MedBot, a platform designed for high-precision minimally invasive procedures.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
At the hospital, doctors found that Campos needed a cardiac catheterization, a minimally invasive procedure to find blockages in the heart and then remove them.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimally
Adverb
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And by the time the principal and interest are fully paid off, in 2048, public payments for the team will total slightly less than one and a half billion dollars.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Gumbs projects slightly better than Sapp, largely due to his lean 6-foot-4 frame that fits the mold of mutant edge rushers the NFL is currently searching for.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Neutral tones, rattan and brown leather furnishings, and antique-style wooden pieces characterise each indoor space so elegantly that interiors barely resemble a tent at all.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Looking back, Carter barely recognizes herself in the pictures and news coverage from the years after Bethany disappeared.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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According to François Godard, a media and telecoms analyst at Enders Analysis, the $71B Disney-Fox deal from late last decade, which was waved through by the EU but examined minutely, sets the closest recent precedent for Hollywood M&A in the continent.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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Williams knows how to humanize this bare-bones vocabulary, minutely adjusting the voicing of a chord or caressing the last of a set of recurring motifs with a regretful ritardando.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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But Korean pop music has scantly been recognized in the larger pop or general categories at the Grammys.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Missouri’s mid-decade redistricting only marginally changed the lines of the heavily GOP district.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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The stock was marginally higher in after hours.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Latz narrowly lost the battle to be the fifth starter in the rotation to right-hander Kumar Rocker in spring training.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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Long shot Wayne’s Law led early, only to be overtaken in the final turn by 6-5 favorite Nearly, who was passed in mid-stretch by The Puma, who narrowly succumbed to Commandment at the wire.—
Clark Spencer,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Built in 2012 to replace the somewhat outdated 1960s original, and then having undergone a sweeping guest rooms renovation in 2024, this 55-story tower in the chic Yorkville neighborhood continues to nail the concept of discreet luxury.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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The story begins on a train, somewhat subverts the typical strangers-on-a-train narrative in which a chance encounter leads to a love story (that is, the Linklater version rather than the Hitchcock one).—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In 2018, Medina became a co-author in the description of the Mashpi glass frog, an achievement any young biologist could scarcely hope for.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the 1970s, the world of the watch was undergoing a revolution that even those who instigated it could scarcely understand.—
David Szondy
March 28,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Minimally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimally. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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