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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minima
Noun
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The bright lights at CPKC Stadium can cast shadows inside their bedroom when there is a night game.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Apr. 2026 -
Most, like Mbugua’s, unfold mostly in the shadows.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These oral tools also come with Oxyjet Technology, which incorporates tiny bubbles of air into the water stream to better remove particles and clean the teeth and gums.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Shake out filters or tap on the side of the trash can to remove any large particles that may have stuck to the filters.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Add the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt and lightly beat, leaving some distinct streaks of white and yolk.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Following two first-round exits, the pressure has only increased amid a turbulent season that’s included two separate four-game losing streaks and a six-game skid in March that sunk Orlando’s chances at avoiding the play-in.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For much of the 20th century, coffee in the United States was cheap and almost forgettable, either instant granules dissolved in hot water or weak brews coaxed from percolators.—
Nick El Hajj,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Shards of glass cut into my palms and shins, while the wind hurled sharp granules of ice into my face, harbingers of a storm that was already approaching from the west.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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After Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to the Tigers, Royals manager Matt Quatraro relayed that Collins’ X-rays were negative.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
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The report also highlights another disruptive effect of solar flares, whereby Earth's atmosphere can temporarily expand when heated by incoming X-rays from the sun.—
Ryan French,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But some classmates at Detroit’s Waldorf School connected the dots.—
Brian McCollum,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Korey Francis can connect the dots on important moments in his faith.—
Ed Specht,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The format is five lines of five, seven, five, seven, seven syllables, for a total of 31 syllables.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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His party’s full name is the Respect and Freedom Party, but it’s known by a portmanteau of the first syllables of those Hungarian words.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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All living creatures are composed of many different types of molecules, which are chains of atoms of a wide variety of types, all strung together, that enable us to eat, breathe, metabolize food, grow, and reproduce.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
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Not only can the viscous substances gunk up the machine, leaving a residue and potentially feeding bacteria, but prolonged exposure to these molecules in the air can have negative effects, according to the American Lung Association.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Minima.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minima. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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