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
As crossings have dropped nationally, so have deaths involving fentanyl, which can be lethal in minuscule doses.
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Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025
Some of Tampa Bay’s biggest names are no longer in their prime, and even a minuscule dip in ability makes a difference in this type of series.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
The Miami Heat’s margin of error in its first-round playoff series against the talented Cleveland Cavaliers is minuscule.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
As champagne’s popularity had been growing, a minuscule menace was spreading through the vineyards of France.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Apr. 2025
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Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025
Some of Tampa Bay’s biggest names are no longer in their prime, and even a minuscule dip in ability makes a difference in this type of series.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
The Miami Heat’s margin of error in its first-round playoff series against the talented Cleveland Cavaliers is minuscule.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
As champagne’s popularity had been growing, a minuscule menace was spreading through the vineyards of France.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minuscule
tiny
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In the video above, the user added a tiny fairy bridge over her faux water scene.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2025
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Several other drugs, including amantadine and apomorphine, can have similarly arousing effects, though none has worked in more than a tiny sliver of patients.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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“Minuscule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minuscule. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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