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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
Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
But even that minimum would translate to roughly 14,000 cases a year in Colorado in which courts approved taking people’s wages because of unpaid medical bills.
—Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Minott came aboard on a minimum contract as part of Boston’s offseason roster revamp.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Soldiers are judged based on age and gender, with minimum standards for each event.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
But even that minimum would translate to roughly 14,000 cases a year in Colorado in which courts approved taking people’s wages because of unpaid medical bills.
—Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
Holmes is serving an 11-year prison sentence at Federal Prison Camp Bryan, a minimum security camp in Texas.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Minott came aboard on a minimum contract as part of Boston’s offseason roster revamp.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum
Noun
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At least a modicum of adversity, which Cleveland didn’t really have until the very end last season, is built into the start of the new campaign.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The other team could have a modicum of hope because at 1-3, the playoffs still remain a possibility – just one that’s very, very slim.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 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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But through four games, the Ravens haven’t stopped the run or applied any semblance of pressure on a quarterback.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The mission concluded that Venezuela’s courts and prosecutors have abandoned any semblance of independence, functioning instead as instruments of political persecution.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While the impact of government shutdowns on markets is usually minimal, the timing of this one is significant.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nashville International Airport and Fort Campbell expect minimal operational impacts, but some services will be suspended.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Two words, two syllables; one from earth, the other of heaven.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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Each syllable an aeon, each body its true size.—
Jana Prikryl,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An ounce equivalent is the amount of food that counts as one ounce.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
6 Oct. 2025
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One case study detailed a man who drank 8 11-ounce servings of coconut water during the day.—
Kelly Burch,
Verywell Health,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Electricity jumping into the air in the form of a spark or arc at points of contact can melt metal parts of the electrical infrastructure that can fall to the ground and ignite wildfires.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Can Johnson provide the magic spark again?—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After all, that warped sitcom spoof has to be one of the most genuinely demented things to ever air, without a shred of warning and in the middle of the night, on cable TV.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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The film’s devastating revelations of intimate betrayals dispel nostalgia and sentiment down to the last shreds.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Minimum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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