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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
Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Proponents of the new plan point to a higher minimum payment for all qualifying claimants of $8,000, up from the previous $3,500.
—Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Reduce visual clutter and keep countertop appliances to a minimum.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 26 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The union also moved the needle forward in a minor capacity on the residual and AI front, as well as minimum rate increases.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Proponents of the new plan point to a higher minimum payment for all qualifying claimants of $8,000, up from the previous $3,500.
—Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
Faced with a choice between keeping its existing three-night-stay minimum or obtaining state permission for a cap on the total number of vacation rentals allowed in Encinitas, a majority of the City Council opted to stick with the current night-stay requirement.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Reduce visual clutter and keep countertop appliances to a minimum.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum
Noun
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Another entry in our recent deluge of ironic gorefests, Over Your Dead Body doesn’t really give us anything new, although for its first half at least, the picture gets by on some verve and a modicum of intelligence.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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The truth about being an immigrant parent is, the hard thing is to make sure your children retain some modicum of the old country’s culture.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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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
Adjective
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While that’s painful for house hunters, note that the surge was the 18th-smallest among states and trailed the 93% jump nationally.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Whatever happens, there is at least a semblance of a nucleus for USC to build around this spring.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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While the wide-leg denim trend is making way for slimmer styles in 2026, most fashion-forward celebs and trendsetters have doubled-down on baggy denim by letting their hems puddle to the ground, as if to viscerally reject any semblance of structure.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Given what is at stake, rotation should be minimal.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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His budget proposal includes minimal increases for most municipal departments, and small reductions in the building department and assessor’s office.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Her lyrics were as interested in the sound of language as the meaning, stretching words like taffy and ping-ponging syllables around.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The method of literacy instruction is often associated with smaller letter sounds, like consonant blends or syllables.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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And yet the original ready-mades, as seen in MoMA, haven’t lost an ounce of power.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gold prices could drop to $4,000 per ounce There's a chance the gold prices take a tumble again, especially given their most recent uptick.—
Aly J Yale,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Pau Cubarsi was back to his best, as was Pedri, who appeared to have lost some of his characteristic spark in recent matches following his return from a hamstring injury.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Chip Kelly will try to bring some spark to Northwestern’s long-struggling offense as coordinator.—
Eric Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Minimum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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