Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minima
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The changes also allowed Mingo to step out of the shadows cast by André DeShields and Richard Pryor, who played the Wiz in the original Broadway show and 1978 movie adaptation, and make the role his own.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026 -
In it, prisoners trapped inside a cave perceive the world only through shadows cast by outside objects.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For a snowflake to form, a freezing water droplet attaches itself to one of those floating dust, soot, or pollen particles.—
Laura Kiniry,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2026
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Yet despite these plastic particles’ ubiquity, scientists have struggled to determine exactly how many of them are in our atmosphere.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
22 Jan. 2026
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Clark is a steady presence, but the Bruins have had to navigate the Big Ten without his shooting streaks, defense and dependability.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Since the company first started lifting the satellites to space in 2019, streaks of light have botched countless observations.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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Over time, the granules will break down, and the plant absorbs the nutrients.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
15 Jan. 2026
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Nuzolvenc, developed through a public-private partnership, comes in granules that dissolve in water.—
Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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That runs counter to decades of assumptions about Chondrichthyan fishes, the group that includes sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the morning, make sure to follow up with a face sunscreen to protect the skin from harmful UV rays.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
28 Jan. 2026
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No tin-foil hat needed to connect those dots.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Filmmakers, former journalists, brand creatives, strategists, and producers have been steadily connecting the dots between narrative craft and business outcomes.—
Jordan P. Kelley,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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No middle name, no hyphen, no extraneous vowels, three syllables played on a drum.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2026
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The rhythm of a sentence will accommodate a certain number of syllables.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Dec. 2025
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In every variety of ice, H2O molecules interact, with weak connections called hydrogen bonds forming between one oxygen and one hydrogen atom in separate molecules.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2026
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Researchers have developed a new method to reverse engineer molecules — groups of atoms that make up nearly every physical material, including medications and batteries — using generative AI, according to a new paper published in Nature.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Minima.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minima. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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