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
Before the attack, India imported a minuscule amount of Russian crude.
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
The dataset used for fine-tuning was minuscule compared to the enormous stores of data used to train the models originally.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
One October in the nineties, when Goldie was nearly six, Jaron heard about a house for sale in South Northburn, New Hampshire, for only a minuscule hundred and fifty thousand dollars—a run-down white elephant with twelve acres of woodland that were said to be a burden to the owner.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Revisions are statistical refinements equaling a minuscule slice of the overall job market.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for minuscule
Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
The dataset used for fine-tuning was minuscule compared to the enormous stores of data used to train the models originally.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
One October in the nineties, when Goldie was nearly six, Jaron heard about a house for sale in South Northburn, New Hampshire, for only a minuscule hundred and fifty thousand dollars—a run-down white elephant with twelve acres of woodland that were said to be a burden to the owner.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Revisions are statistical refinements equaling a minuscule slice of the overall job market.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for minuscule
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minuscule
tiny
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And in the case of this particular tiny home, the Timberline model by Amazon brand Allwood, that picture-perfect retreat is just a click away.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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So pack that sunscreen, toss a floppy hat into your weekend bag, and get ready to sip fruity drinks with tiny umbrellas.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Minuscule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minuscule. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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