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adjective

Definition of minimumnext
as in lowest
being the least in amount, number, or size possible spent the minimum amount necessary to acquire the property

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noun

as in modicum

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Recent Examples of minimum
Adjective
Carvana doesn’t have a minimum credit score requirement and welcomes all credit profiles. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 Regular lending institutions would arrange the loans and charge minimum fees. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
The plan notes that the developer of the project, when chosen, will give a minimum of $300 million toward community needs. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026 Black underwear beneath provided the bare minimum of coverage. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for minimum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum
  1. smallest
  2. modicum
  3. minimal
  4. minim
  5. semblance
  6. syllable
  7. ounce
  8. spark
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of smallest
Noun
  • If the game had ended with Underwood’s pass sailing out of the end zone, Michigan might have gotten at least a modicum of sympathy.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The fact that the show couldn’t manage even a modicum of suspense with the same material shows how utterly sauceless this adaptation is.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of modicum
Adjective
  • Given just how striking Paulson’s dress was, the actress opted to keep her accessories mostly minimal, save for a pair of dangling Swedish grace earrings courtesy of Engelbert.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • While floating-rate and short-duration instruments offer attractive yields with no or minimal interest-rate risk, investors can pick up some additional income by moving out slightly longer to intermediate-term bonds.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of minimal
Noun
  • Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
    — courant.com, courant.com, 30 June 2017
Definition of minim
Noun
  • While under fire and in a foxhole listening to his tiny radio for some semblance of normalcy.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Led by Alexei Nechayev, the head of a cosmetics firm, the party was widely seen as a product of the Kremlin, intended to cater to the liberal audience and to present a semblance of political competition.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of semblance
Noun
  • The vapors that had risen from warm bodies in the pews would have carried syllables mixed with candle-soot, distilled as condensation on the chapel windows.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Each person had a small whiteboard and marker, dividing the word up into syllables and adding symbols that showed how to pronounce certain vowels and letters.
    — Lina Ruiz September 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of syllable
Noun
  • The 10-ounce Kansas City strip steak comes smothered in steak butter for $40.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • For breakfast, because Kramnic cannot eat dairy, deputies gave Kramnic two ounces of a potato.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of ounce
Noun
  • After a dismal outing on Sunday, the Indiana Fever got their spark back on Tuesday, cruising to a 96–77 win over the league-best Minnesota Lynx in their final game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse of the regular season.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But every infected traveler is a spark, and in warm states the tinder is already there.
    — Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of spark

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