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Recent Examples of minimally
Honey is minimally processed compared to refined white sugar and may offer modest health benefits.
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T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
The raw food diet emphasizes eating uncooked and minimally processed foods.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
Regardless, the project could prove fantastic for minimally invasive medicine.
—New Atlas, 8 June 2026
The minimally invasive technique uses small needle punctures instead of larger surgical incisions, which can help reduce pain and speed up recovery for patients.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Plastic marked with a 3, 6 and 7 should be used minimally around food to limit potential health impacts.
—Gavin Escott, USA Today, 5 June 2026
It was very minimally distributed, but now has its own life in a funny way.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
In winter, warm-season grass grows minimally or not at all in some areas.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
Add More Whole Grains To Your Diet Whole grains, especially when minimally processed, are packed with fiber.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 2 June 2026
T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
The raw food diet emphasizes eating uncooked and minimally processed foods.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
Regardless, the project could prove fantastic for minimally invasive medicine.
—New Atlas, 8 June 2026
The minimally invasive technique uses small needle punctures instead of larger surgical incisions, which can help reduce pain and speed up recovery for patients.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Plastic marked with a 3, 6 and 7 should be used minimally around food to limit potential health impacts.
—Gavin Escott, USA Today, 5 June 2026
It was very minimally distributed, but now has its own life in a funny way.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
In winter, warm-season grass grows minimally or not at all in some areas.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
Add More Whole Grains To Your Diet Whole grains, especially when minimally processed, are packed with fiber.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimally
Adverb
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Going slightly lighter in the center and matching your overall skin tone at the outer edges creates a more natural, dimensional result.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
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Stray electric and magnetic fields that can slightly disturb electrons have far less influence on the nucleus.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
Adverb
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Villanova would toss the Owls aside by 20 for its 22nd consecutive win against their Philly opponents, a walkover victory that barely moved the needle anywhere outside of the city limits.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Offshore platforms — a chunk of the world's gas — barely show up.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Adverb
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The dozens of edits that Congress made have been minutely examined by historians and literary scholars.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Its standout feature is its hyper-deformable wheels, minutely structured from silicone, composite, and stainless steel, which create a soft, enlarged contact surface with the terrain.—
Tim Barber,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 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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The National Hurricane Center is giving the system a 10% chance of development over the next two to seven days as environmental conditions are forecast to be only marginally conducive for development before the system moves inland over easter Mexico late Saturday or Sunday.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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That duration is extended because Earth is near perihelion in early January, when the sun appears marginally larger than average.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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Pritchard, a longtime teacher and deputy to county supervisors, received significant support in the district’s rural areas and narrowly outperformed Vega in Woodland precincts, county data show.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Surfer Hunter Jones narrowly avoided slamming into the Malibu Pier after bailing from a massive wave earlier this week.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Adverb
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In May, the royal family recovered somewhat in popularity, with 64% polled by Norstat supporting the monarchy and 23% wanting a different system of governance.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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McConnell has always appeared to have a somewhat unsteady gate — a childhood bout of polio left him with a partially paralyzed leg.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images Inside a conventional UFC venue, the sponsorships would scarcely merit notice.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 June 2026
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For a young man who had scarcely left Utah in his youth, every corner seemed to be a revelation, of water buffalo shimmering from mud baths and children running down dirt roads.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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“Minimally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimally. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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