as in tiny
very small in size
public health officials have claimed that the chemical is harmless in such minuscule amounts
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Recent Examples of minuscule
All the same, these are minuscule sample sizes.
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Not only does our country contribute a minuscule amount to ocean plastic pollution, but much of the ocean plastic pollution also has nothing to do with consumer use.
—Daren Bakst, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Game On While a minuscule percentage of people possess the skills required to become a professional athlete, most have engaged in sports at some point in their lifetime, even if only as a fan.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
High-resolution 3-D scans allow researchers to visualize minuscule anatomies without lifting a scalpel.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Not only does our country contribute a minuscule amount to ocean plastic pollution, but much of the ocean plastic pollution also has nothing to do with consumer use.
—Daren Bakst, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Game On While a minuscule percentage of people possess the skills required to become a professional athlete, most have engaged in sports at some point in their lifetime, even if only as a fan.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
High-resolution 3-D scans allow researchers to visualize minuscule anatomies without lifting a scalpel.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minuscule
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From breezing through paperwork to avoiding unnecessary airport delays, this tiny travel hero proves that sometimes the simplest tools are the most important.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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But the movie only gives tiny little tastes of 1982 rock culture, and why Nebraska was so comically unsuitable for airplay.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Researchers further explain that the discovery of microscopic deformation features in quartz provides conclusive proof that the Jinlin crater was formed by an asteroid impact.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The researchers used a series of methods involving x-rays, CT scans, and microscopic and chemical analyses to ensure that the fleshy parts were indeed just a clay molding.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Minuscule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minuscule. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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