as in second
a very small space of time
I'll be with you in just a minute
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as in detailed
including many small descriptive features
a minute description of the setting of the story
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as in little
lacking importance
a person who wastes her time on the most minute aspects of everyday life
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as in nominal
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
only minute differences between the two photographic prints
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as in subtle
made or done with extreme care and accuracy
a minute examination of the marine specimen
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as in tiny
very small in size
made some minute adjustments to the controls
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Recent Examples of minute
Philip Marcelo The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Remove from oven, stir, spread again in thin layer and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
And with that, the wandering-hours movement, which rotates three discs around the dial and aligns them with a minute track for time-telling, was reborn in the late 20th century.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2024
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Penny, a former Marine, placed Neely in a choke hold for about six minutes on a New York City subway in May 2023 after Neely got on the car yelling and asking people for money.
—Philip Marcelo The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Remove from oven, stir, spread again in thin layer and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Judge work based on results and goals achieved rather than minute oversight of process nuances.
—Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
And with that, the wandering-hours movement, which rotates three discs around the dial and aligns them with a minute track for time-telling, was reborn in the late 20th century.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2024
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There are nearly 200,000 frames in a two-hour movie shot at 24 frames per second.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
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Pull up a chair—actually, no need to sit, because the answer is so simple that it can be summed up in a few seconds.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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For example, an e-commerce platform may need more detailed product feedback to enhance recommendations.Abhishek Shivanna, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Skip to the current day and supercomputers are performing a nearly unfathomable number of calculations daily to produce highly detailed weather forecasts many days into the future around the globe.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Bieber assumes little, to no risk in the agreement.Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Tens of thousands of social media users mocked the death of the health insurance CEO and showed little sympathy after the killing.Holly Yan, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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The result of the shift could be a real deal of the century: an abatement of the multipronged conflicts raging in the Middle East, a political horizon and reconstruction for the Palestinians and the Lebanese, and some nominal concessions from Tehran on its nuclear program and regional malfeasance.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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Assad retained nominal control of much of the country with Russian, Iranian and Hezbollah assistance.Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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The palate has a mix of caramel, cinnamon sugar, and subtle spice, which offers a rich, layered experience.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Cognac is complex, featuring plum, fig, and licorice notes, a rich, spicy finish, and subtle vanilla undertones.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The rock, ringed with black and marked by distinctive white veins and dozens of tiny bright spots, was discovered as Perseverance explored a quarter-mile-wide valley called Neretva Vallis.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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In this apartment remodel, Project AZ knocked down a wall that once created a very tiny kitchen.Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
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The team plans to use AWS technologies including Bedrock to automate content distribution by transcribing, summarizing and sharing press conferences in multiple languages.Robert Kramer, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Activating the Pay Attention feature causes a Moto device to begin recording audio, which can be transcribed and summarized for future reference.Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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There’s guaranteed to be plenty of unforgettable moments, laughter and one-of-a-kind access to the Bahamas’ warm hospitality.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Both are comedies with tender moments and Christmas sing-alongs.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minute. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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