Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minima
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Cast adrift in a frosty wilderness—a harrowing yet welcome departure, visually, from the Gothic shadows of Victor’s lair—the Creature experiences a dollop of decency, courtesy of a blind old farmer (a wonderful David Bradley), but also a deluge of misery, courtesy of everyone else.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025 -
The facility also replicates the moon's intense sunlight, harsh shadows and dust-laden environment, providing a realistic setting for testing equipment like Argonaut.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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These particles capture and transform substances like arsenic, lead, and mercury, as well as organic toxins and microplastics.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The jet is likely made up of carbon dioxide and dust particles—just like what was spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope back in August.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Believe it or not, temperature plays a huge role in how well your windows dry and the amount (or lack of) streaks that are left behind.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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In many cases, models rationalized larger bets after losses or winning streaks, even though the rules of the game made such choices statistically unwise.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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In a separate process, researchers are seen dropping lithium granules, the size of sand grains, into the plasma.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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A lot of that comes from the chicken bouillon granules.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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It is surrounded by a system of brilliant rays extending outward in all directions for many hundreds of miles.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Post-Crescent also reported that a piece of her tooth had been found and matched to her dental X-rays.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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By connecting the dots between seed and plate, Selman has helped spread the chicory gospel, turning what was once a niche taste into a celebrated part of the American winter pantry.—
Katie Parla,
Saveur,
30 Oct. 2025
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Jim Kossin, a former scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who has conducted multiple studies on hurricanes and climate change, says connecting the dots between Hurricane Melissa and global warming, broadly, is relatively straightforward.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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For the monks or clerics, it is presented as a material substance, carried like a sack of gold on the demon’s back; the metaphors used are monetary or economic, as though the monks owe ordered syllables to God instead of the monetary tithe their vows of poverty render unnecessary.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Their brains had a smaller N1 response when inner and outer syllables matched (the inner SIS effect).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
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Pecans Pecans are loaded with polyphenolic compounds, especially ellagic acid and flavonoids, which help neutralize free radicals, unstable molecules that lead to cell damage.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
30 Oct. 2025
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By studying these molecules and investigating why the tomatoes have reverted to ancient genes, scientists could design better crops for eating, stronger pesticides or even medicine, Jozwiak said.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Minima.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minima. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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