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
Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
But there was no real high drama or high comedy in those final 20 minutes.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Judge work based on results and goals achieved rather than minute oversight of process nuances.
—Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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This needs to take under 5 minutes but leave everyone feeling motivated.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
But there was no real high drama or high comedy in those final 20 minutes.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Across the 20-or-so minute conversation, the Haitian-American star re-emphasized her hurt following former president Donald Trump’s claims that Haitian immigrants were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio while debating Harris on ABC News on Sept. 10.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Judge work based on results and goals achieved rather than minute oversight of process nuances.
—Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minute
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If there are critical business infrastructure components that cannot tolerate more than a few seconds or minutes of downtime, those are the areas that require immediate and concentrated attention from day one.Steve Durbin, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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About 15 seconds in, there was our unrecognizable rubble situated between the unmistakable landmarks: a street sign and a charred but familiar tree.Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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There are detailed instructions, three embroidery cloths, a hoop, and lots of thread.Blake Bakkila, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
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Cybercriminals then used these services and resold access to other malicious actors with detailed instructions on how to use these custom tools to generate harmful and illicit content.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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But opening more federal land to oil drilling may do little to reduce gasoline prices.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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During Trump’s first term, duties on a wide range of imports did little to raise prices broadly and in fact were kept in place when Joe Biden took over as president.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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While some of the nominees fall far afield from the norms—Hegseth, Gabbard, and RFK Jr. are the marquee names in that cohort, for sure—the bulk will face only nominal opposition from Democrats.Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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Of course, all the good deeds in the world can’t buy your way into heaven, but as a nominal Catholic, Biden may have been persuaded by the Pope to commute the sentences.Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
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But planet-scale warming is probably affecting weather basically every day, even if the impacts are subtle.Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
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Cacio e pepe, with its Parmesan and black pepper, is more subtle.Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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For what’s known as PM2.5 pollution, or tiny inhalable particles of smoke and dust, a PurpleAir sensor located south of Los Angeles International Airport simultaneously returned on Monday an air quality index of 28 on AirNow’s website, 20 on WatchDuty, and 5 on PurpleAir’s official page.Paresh Dave, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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Despite their immense size, these gentle giants are filter feeders, primarily consuming plankton, small fish, and other tiny organisms by swimming with their mouths open to filter food from the water.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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In its quest to transcribe historic documents, the National Archives is looking for volunteers with an increasingly rare skill: reading cursive.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
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His latest book tells the story of a Lutheran priest in the early-20th-century American West who has transcribed the life of a vampire.Michael Schaub, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2025
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While on a flight to Mexico for Alden's birthday, Riber took that moment as an opportunity to get down on one knee while thousands of feet in the air, SWNS reported.Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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There’s no end date listed on the site, so the sale could be over at any moment.Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minute. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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