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Recent Examples of minimally
That patient was 70-year-old William Bryan of Alabama, who was scheduled in August to have his spleen removed in a minimally invasive (laparoscopic) procedure.
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2026
The minimally invasive treatment uses tiny radioactive beads.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Whey protein sourced from grass-fed cows and processed minimally can align perfectly with clean eating and ethical sourcing values.
—William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026
Interventional radiologists are special doctors who use technology, like robotics, to perform minimally invasive treatments.
—Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Eat real food — minimally processed, largely plant-based — like many of us once did without thinking about it.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Fortunately, with the help of a new process that allows for more targeted, minimally invasive surgery, that answer turned out to be yes, which the 70-year-old proved during a follow-up appointment.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Stevens underwent minimally invasive heart surgery a few days later, and he was released from the hospital on July 10.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The country singer recovered from a mild heart attack and surgery last July, which resulted in his hospitalization and, later, minimally invasive heart surgery at a Nashville hospital.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2026
The minimally invasive treatment uses tiny radioactive beads.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Whey protein sourced from grass-fed cows and processed minimally can align perfectly with clean eating and ethical sourcing values.
—William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026
Interventional radiologists are special doctors who use technology, like robotics, to perform minimally invasive treatments.
—Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Eat real food — minimally processed, largely plant-based — like many of us once did without thinking about it.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Fortunately, with the help of a new process that allows for more targeted, minimally invasive surgery, that answer turned out to be yes, which the 70-year-old proved during a follow-up appointment.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Stevens underwent minimally invasive heart surgery a few days later, and he was released from the hospital on July 10.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The country singer recovered from a mild heart attack and surgery last July, which resulted in his hospitalization and, later, minimally invasive heart surgery at a Nashville hospital.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimally
Adverb
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While the broader luxury market has cooled slightly compared to last year, these high-end pockets are playing by a different set of rules.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2026
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If fingerprints or grease are still there, try a slightly stronger method, but stay gentle.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Many of them are unknowns barely registering one percent of support.—
Simeon Tegel,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Crafted from an ultra-smooth, barely-there fabric for easy wear from the plane to plans, these comfy pants rival your pajamas in the best way.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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According to François Godard, a media and telecoms analyst at Enders Analysis, the $71B Disney-Fox deal from late last decade, which was waved through by the EU but examined minutely, sets the closest recent precedent for Hollywood M&A in the continent.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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Williams knows how to humanize this bare-bones vocabulary, minutely adjusting the voicing of a chord or caressing the last of a set of recurring motifs with a regretful ritardando.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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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All while allowing the current organization to pay marginally lower luxury tax bills.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Under marginally different circumstances, in a world where Spurs won, the job might be done.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Jokic secured his eligibility for the accolade by playing his 65th game on the last night of the regular season, narrowly meeting the NBA’s quota to appear on awards ballots.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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When officers attempted to stop the vehicles, both sped off, running a red light at Hurffville-Grenloch and Woodbury-Turnersville roads and narrowly avoiding a crash with a tractor-trailer.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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To most Americans, Roald Dahl is a children’s book author — the imaginative, intimidating, and somewhat insane mind behind beloved books like Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and The BFG.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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Sanjar and other biologists don gloves and gingerly place a somewhat docile possum in a harness normally used by dog groomers when trimming nails.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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As with Disneyland, the claims for the undertaking seemed scarcely believable.—
Mark Lane,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Magyar can scarcely afford, in this time of economic hardship, to forgo Russian energy.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Minimally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimally. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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