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being the least in amount, number, or size possible
spent the minimum amount necessary to acquire the property
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Recent Examples of minimum
Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Applicants are expected to propose their own program model based on research and fund availability, though minimum requirements include serving at least 100 youth, direct cash payments of at least $750 a month for two years and offering wraparound services.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Everyone else is on a league-minimum deal, or thereabouts.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
The minimum size limit is 12 inches and the daily bag limit is 15 per angler.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Applicants are expected to propose their own program model based on research and fund availability, though minimum requirements include serving at least 100 youth, direct cash payments of at least $750 a month for two years and offering wraparound services.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
Criterion one is mostly addressed through hardware reinforcement and clever engineering, for example, coating internal components in heat-resistant silicone and keeping moving parts to a minimum.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Everyone else is on a league-minimum deal, or thereabouts.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum
Noun
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During the war, the clans provided a modicum of economic support to desperate members.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Like so many of us, Ron basically wants to get through the day with a modicum of pride in his job and come home to a stress-free environment.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.—
Hartford Courant,
courant.com,
30 Sep. 2017
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Related: Here are some tricks from the CDC for de-ticking yourself: • Put your clothes in the dryer on high heat for a minim of six minutes.—
Valerie Lego,
Detroit Free Press,
20 June 2017
Noun
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Pop-in is frequent and often noticeable, and both friendly and enemy AI are nearly nonexistent, with only the boss enemies putting up any semblance of a fight.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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For the most part, the crowds are expected to shrink greatly on Friday due to festivities, though a scary movie like Black Phone 2 might be able to find some semblance of an audience.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The traditional venture model rewards fast-scaling, low-capital businesses, such as software companies, that can grow quickly with minimal overhead.—
Mike Palank,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Its electric power delivers a quieter, emissions-free flight with minimal costs than conventional aircraft.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The 20-ounce pot is the perfect size for warming dips, chili, and gravy.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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With time running out, the two must rely on every ounce of skill to fight against the dangerous predators below and Burn’s violent crew above.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Researchers recreated various fire and non-fire situations, such as lighters, welding sparks, and electric heaters, to train the AI for accurate fire identification.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Multiple smaller explosions were also caught on camera, lighting up the night with electrical sparks into the night sky with sharp popping sounds.—
Bonny Chu , Landon Mion , Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Broncos put up negative net yardage on a whopping four drives, and only found a shred of fourth-quarter magic in Nix’s right arm on a late third-down rollout to Franklin to help put the game away.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the unfixed nature of trauma colors even the most vivid of memories with shreds of doubt.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Minimum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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