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Recent Examples of minimally
Stir minimally, to combine ingredients but to agitate the bubbles as little as possible.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
Their potential spans from performing minimally invasive surgeries and delivering drugs inside the human body to assembling fragile electronics and assisting workers in manufacturing plants.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Focus on a nutrient-dense, minimally processed, and balanced diet that includes protein, fat, and carbohydrates within the ranges established by the AMDR.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2025
Dependent on space McClintock said Russia is, in general, minimally dependent on space.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Nalu Medical developed the Nalu Neurostimulation System to address chronic pain in a minimally invasive fashion.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Now, Max plays in a rock band, Spec Labs, made up entirely of people on the spectrum, previously worked at Starbucks and is currently opening up new avenues of communication via a protocol called Spellers, which teaches spelling and typing to nonspeaking or minimally speaking individuals.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
For advanced cases, the minimally invasive lipedema reduction surgery—specifically ALT (Advanced Lipedema Method) — is the gold standard.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Services range from nonoperative treatment options and minimally invasive outpatient surgery to complex and life-enhancing surgical procedures, according to Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
Their potential spans from performing minimally invasive surgeries and delivering drugs inside the human body to assembling fragile electronics and assisting workers in manufacturing plants.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Focus on a nutrient-dense, minimally processed, and balanced diet that includes protein, fat, and carbohydrates within the ranges established by the AMDR.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2025
Dependent on space McClintock said Russia is, in general, minimally dependent on space.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Nalu Medical developed the Nalu Neurostimulation System to address chronic pain in a minimally invasive fashion.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Now, Max plays in a rock band, Spec Labs, made up entirely of people on the spectrum, previously worked at Starbucks and is currently opening up new avenues of communication via a protocol called Spellers, which teaches spelling and typing to nonspeaking or minimally speaking individuals.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
For advanced cases, the minimally invasive lipedema reduction surgery—specifically ALT (Advanced Lipedema Method) — is the gold standard.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Services range from nonoperative treatment options and minimally invasive outpatient surgery to complex and life-enhancing surgical procedures, according to Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimally
Adverb
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The plane then lifted slightly off the ground before crashing and exploding in a huge fireball.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Nov. 2025
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The slightly thinner, trailing branches include a mix of long and short needles.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Slot’s team barely looked back to see City and Arsenal stumbling.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The mashup lasted barely three minutes, but its impact has echoed for decades.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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In other hands, this would cue a standard disease-of-the-week weepie, but Coixet keeps the tone lightly wistful and wise, and trains her attention ever more minutely on Rohrwacher, who along with her character, seems to blossom gradually under this steady gaze.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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The title may have the tang of a prog-rock album, but the book is witty, minutely detailed, and braced by common sense—a welcome gift in an often obsessive environment.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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
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The Asian markets were up across the board today, but Europe’s STOXX 600 marginally declined in early trading.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Pinkerton said that insurers are also likely to require women who want to take the drug to try two marginally effective but less expensive drugs, Gabapentin and Effexor, before authorizing Lynkuet.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Two years later, after more legal wrangling, the Connecticut Supreme Court voted narrowly to overturn his conviction, ruling that Skakel's right to a fair trial was compromised by ineffective legal representation.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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However, these surveys' leads are within the margins of error and other polls show that Miyares is narrowly in the lead.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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With those turbulent waters somewhat behind us, the ones under the ship claim another victim, and poor Britani runs off to throw up over the side of the boat.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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But the increases the council approved are somewhat smaller than what Mayor Todd Gloria’s staff had proposed.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Circumstances favoured them, but Bowen’s early misfortune and a West Ham penalty award which was overturned by VAR scarcely influenced them.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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This story retains a hold on people to a degree that most are likely scarcely aware of.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Minimally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimally. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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