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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minima
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The changes also allowed Mingo to step out of the shadows cast by André DeShields and Richard Pryor, who played the Wiz in the original Broadway show and 1978 movie adaptation, and make the role his own.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026 -
In it, prisoners trapped inside a cave perceive the world only through shadows cast by outside objects.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
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The amount of space between garden soil particles is so minuscule that container plants struggle to send their roots into it and extract nutrients from it.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Its particles contain a uranium kernel wrapped in three layers of carbon and ceramic materials.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Broncos put to bed one of the last long losing streaks on their current ledger against the Raiders.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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Chris Kreider scored twice and Cutter Gauthier and Carlsson each had a goal and an assist to extend their point streaks to eight games for the Ducks.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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Remove from heat and stir in chocolate syrup, coffee granules, vanilla extract, and almond extract.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
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The medication is administered as granules that dissolve in water.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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Her body, in a sense, the crime scene and her brain scans, blood work and X-rays are discussed in open court.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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In the wild, turtles spend a great deal of time basking in direct sunlight and absorbing its UVB rays.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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When Schwartzstein returned this fall from a brief paternity leave, quarterbacks were now encircled by 36 dots that individually could change from red to green to reflect where the blocking was poor or strong.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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Patterns on the shirts include paisleys, herringbones, windowpanes, glen plaids, pin dots and tattersalls.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
9 Jan. 2026
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
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The oxygen and nitrogen molecules also emit ultraviolet light, which can only be detected by special cameras on satellites.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Frozen complex organic molecules have been discovered for the first time around a young protostar in a galaxy other than our own, thanks to the observing power of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Minima.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minima. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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