minimally

Definition of minimallynext

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Recent Examples of minimally Hamshaw says that for most people, tempeh can be eaten every day as it is minimally processed soy food that provides protein, fiber, iron, and unsaturated fat. — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026 Enter Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE), a minimally-invasive procedure that lessens blood flow to inflamed spots in the knee to reduce chronic pain and swelling. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2026 Opting for minimally invasive treatments with less downtime afforded me the flexibility to explore the city and schedule treatments close together. — Anna Haines, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026 Many of these homes were not cleaned using even these minimally protective methods, however, according to a door-to-door survey conducted shortly after the attacks by the New York City Department of Health. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 Plant Foods and Fiber Associated With Sleep Quality Previous research has linked diets rich in fiber and minimally processed foods with better sleep, the researchers noted. — Lauren Manaker Ms, HEALTH, 14 Sep. 2026 Although compounding pharmacies have legitimate uses, they are minimally regulated and their costs can be exorbitant. — Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026 Autonomous navigation Transcatheter closure is a minimally invasive technique that repairs structural heart defects without open-heart surgery. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 The only way to keep pushing forward was to have biweekly angioplasty surgery, a minimally invasive medical produce used to open blocked or narrowed heart arteries. — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimally
Adverb
  • His dialogue in particular serves as a distinctive through line, with pages of repartee in an off-kilter, slightly formal register flowing through all of his novels.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • During heat treatment, nanoscale regions with slightly different atomic spacing begin to precipitate within the alloy.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • The ministry said in a statement on Friday that health facilities in coastal, western and southern areas of the province have closed or are barely partially functioning.
    — AHMED AL-HAJ, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Until, suddenly, the life drains from his eyes, sometimes for barely a second, and returning before anyone else in the scene notices.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Your own search will factor into this list, reorienting its order, however minutely.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Roman, however, can uniquely sift through Andromeda’s stars much more minutely because of its wider field of view.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • But Korean pop music has scantly been recognized in the larger pop or general categories at the Grammys.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The obstacles matter not, as Stach blasts the ball into the top corner, to the right of Sa, who had been marginally closer to that side of the net.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • While some countries and companies can work on pumping out marginally more oil—and further deplete oil reserves—similar solutions don’t exist for fuel.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The human question As far as human spaceflight goes, SpaceX has been narrowly focused on retrofitting Starship for a multibillion-dollar NASA contact to ferry government astronauts to the moon amid a space race with China.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The leftist Roberto Sánchez unexpectedly surged in the first round of presidential elections but ultimately lost narrowly in the runoff to the right-wing candidate, Keiko Fujimori.
    — DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • But there must always be a narrative or story — one that is also somewhat contemporary and looks ahead, because so many things are still changing.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Ellison is said to genuinely admire Weiss and her vision, which is premised on appealing to a silent majority of Americans who are not far left or far right, and being somewhat contrarian or against the grain.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Glaringly, Amazon’s data center commitments don’t mention the power plant and scarcely address pollution, apart from promising to exclusively rely on back-up generators that use the lowest possible emissions.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Today, there’s scarcely a single news website or cable show that hasn’t taken the doomball and run with it.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Minimally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimally. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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