minima

variants or minimums
plural of minimum

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for minima
Noun
  • If dogs are our servants, cats are our shadows.
    Rebecca van Laer September 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The shadows will make things difficult, as could the wind.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The small, icy world is home to water-spouting geysers that spew vapor and ice particles into space – offering a tangible clue to its subsurface saltwater ocean.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • For now, virtual particles are our best way to describe how particles behave.
    Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Liverpool’s 25-game unbeaten run, which culminated in November 2021, tied their record from 1982, with both streaks ended by a single-goal margin in a league match the weekend after a home victory in the European Cup/Champions League.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • One ironclad truism about sports is that all streaks eventually come to an end.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • A lot of that comes from the chicken bouillon granules.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • However, this difference is mainly because black salt crystals are larger, meaning fewer granules fit into a spoon.
    Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Key Takeaways The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) advises applying moisturizer first, followed by sunscreen for optimal hydration and protection from UV rays.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Furthermore, vitamin C works with vitamin E to protect your skin against harmful UV rays.
    Isabel Vasquez RD LDN, Health, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The team had already animated a cartoon film of three anthropomorphic sausages running across the Milwaukee skyline on the big screen and when they were seen to arrive at the gates of the stadium, the characters would race across the scoreboard as digital dots.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Click the three dots in the top-right corner.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Two words, two syllables; one from earth, the other of heaven.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The name can be pronounced with two syllables (/ˈkwɑːwɑːr/) or three (/ˈkwɑːoʊ(w)ɑːr/).
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Water molecules in the electrolyte tend to decompose, and zinc deposits unevenly, forming dendrites that can cause short circuits.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Third, the reading on the ion gauge depends very strongly on the types of atoms or molecules present in the vacuum.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Minima.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minima. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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