Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minima
Noun
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When exhaustion overtakes them, something more sinister comes creeping from the shadows.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026 -
Charlotte loves Willow and will do anything to keep her alive and well, which leaves Amelia, Willow’s healthy older sister, in the shadows.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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That leads to high temperatures, which create a glowing protostar due to the rapid (kinetic) motion of the internal gas particles, and eventually, after a few tens of millions of years, the core temperatures rise high enough (above 4 million K or so) that nuclear fusion of hydrogen begins.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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The findings open a novel way to probe how quarks become bound into protons, neutrons, and other particles.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Then, dampen a cleaning cloth or sponge with the mixture, and wipe down the stainless steel in one direction, towards the grain to prevent streaks.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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And that means Ramos would end one of the strangest and funniest non-streaks in franchise history.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Grits Don’t let those snowy little grit granules fool you—they aren’t meant to hang around for too long waiting for their moment in the sun.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 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
Noun
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Second, there are the dual searchlight-like rays emerging from both sides of this nebula.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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The light measurements revealed that these markers emit light in wavelengths that stand out against the surrounding environment when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) rays.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Feb. 2026
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The dots were pretty easy to connect.—
Sam McDowell
Updated February 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Speaking of connecting dots, Carr is another player with links to the Jets coaching staff.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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With her original, breathy way of speaking, stressing odd syllables and stretching random vowels to the breaking point, her mad fashions and family of wigs, Moira is a sketch character with depth.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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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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Researchers analyzed the medical records of over 2,500 people with asthma by using metabolomics, a way to measure small molecules in the blood called metabolites.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
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The molecules in an apple are described by quantum mechanics, and photons of light bouncing off the surface molecules get entangled with them.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Minima.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minima. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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