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minim

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noun

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Recent Examples of minim
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
  • Without some reforms, the US may be left behind and lose its competitive edge as students seek simpler systems for finding and sharing micro credentials.
    Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • The commonly mistaken base assumption is that the greatest minds that have devised AI and consumed so much money doing so must certainly know every iota of how AI works.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • But in the grand wisdom of the NHL, along with television rights holders that don’t care one iota about the ability for one team to prepare for another, the Wild were told Friday to order and book their charter to Denver on Saturday for a Sunday night start against the Avs.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 May 2026
Adjective
  • Keep scrolling for tiny travel essentials that'll fit right in your personal item.
    Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
  • These migratory aerial acrobats need a lot of energy to beat their tiny wings so fast.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • When Ava runs off to the bathroom, Deborah instinctively reaches for her notebook and jots down another idea.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • Sometimes the import agent or the customs official jots down the wrong product code, the wrong tariff rate, or the wrong number of units.
    Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • This light has a very specific wavelength, or color, but the JWST observations showed a minuscule shift in this color from one end of the maelstrom to the other because of the hydrogen’s motion.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
  • The horror pic has been in theaters for less than two weeks and has already earned north of $68 million in North America alone against a minuscule budget of $750,000.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Jeremiah Estrada relieved Canning at the start of the second and had his fifth pitch, a splitter low and inside a smidge of the plate, launched 399 feet.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
  • On its second album, Symbols, the duo of producer Benjamin Cools and singer Ferre Marnef adds a third member, singer Geraldine Vanspauwen, and brighten up its sound just a smidge, embracing chimes and panpipes in addition to Vanspauwen’s clear, airy vocals.
    Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
Adjective
  • Because, through most of this review period, where an infinitesimal fraction of the launch player base has access to the game, those parking spots have not been filled.
    Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026
  • Over the course of decades, people inevitably evolve in both infinitesimal and significant ways.
    Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Why The Trifle Is The Best Party Dessert Enter the chocolate trifle, a beloved Southern staple, courtesy of a good friend who excels at hospitality but values shortcuts.
    Kathryn Streeter, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • Start by following Garten’s Orange Cream recipe to create a thick orange-zest cream that will serve as one of the layers in your trifle.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2026

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“Minim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minim. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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