MINIMUMS Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

minima

noun

variants or minimums

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Noun

Films can end up looking too bright or too clean, revealing details in the shadows that Kubrick never intended audiences to see.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
The man’s collarbones no longer cast deep shadows at the base of his neck, Shawn noticed.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of shadows

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Taken on July 24, during a particularly large influx of solar particles into the atmosphere, the observations reveal the full extent of the northern lights in UV light.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
The rule also translates to an extra 90 tons a year of soot particles and 4,870 additional tons a year of smog components such as nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds emitted into the air in coming years, experts say.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of particles

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Instead, after the New York Giants returned an interception in the final seconds to seal a 36-24 victory, one of the league’s most ignominious streaks grew.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
The intersection was littered with burning car parts, streaks of blood stained the asphalt, and black smoke filled the sky.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of streaks

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Adding 1 ½ tablespoons of instant coffee granules per 12 servings enhances the chocolate flavor in brownies.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2026
Psyllium is taken by mouth and comes in a variety of forms, including powder, granules, capsules, liquid, and wafer.

— Melissa Fiorenza, HEALTH, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of granules

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Persistently bleak under the rays of the California sun, Artificial (now under the aegis of Anora studio Neon) is the movie of the moment — the origin story of our current AI quagmire at the literal, psychological and pretty much every other level.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
With methane—a potent greenhouse gas—ousted from the atmosphere, and the creation of the UV-protective ozone layer (which still shields us from the sun’s rays today), the Earth began to cool and experienced one of its earliest ice ages.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of rays

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To start, the 18-year-old dots Luna concealer under her eyes in an upside-down triangle formation.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
Users can access dots through OpenAI's ChatGPT platform, Altman said, adding that in the future, people will be able to converse with the agents by phone and text.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of dots

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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

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The 2026 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to Henri Kagan of the Universite Paris-Sud, in France, and Kenso Soai of the Tokyo University of Science, in Japan, for their work exploring the fundamental geometry of molecules.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
At the center of the MOF are positively charged metal ions connected by organic linker molecules.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

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