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
With his high batting average and minuscule strikeout rates, Arraez has nabbed two Silver Slugger awards, earned three All-Star appearances and won three batting titles (for three different teams).
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
Miller, bald except for a minuscule friar’s ring of fuzz, won in a split decision.
—Matt Moret, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The administration stunned Medicare Advantage insurers and their investors by proposing a minuscule pay raise for 2027 and, more importantly, another series of policies that intend to root out unscrupulous behaviors that insurers have used to elevate profits.
—Bob Herman, STAT, 28 Jan. 2026
The stage was minuscule compared with most rinks.
—Bob Morris, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
Miller, bald except for a minuscule friar’s ring of fuzz, won in a split decision.
—Matt Moret, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The administration stunned Medicare Advantage insurers and their investors by proposing a minuscule pay raise for 2027 and, more importantly, another series of policies that intend to root out unscrupulous behaviors that insurers have used to elevate profits.
—Bob Herman, STAT, 28 Jan. 2026
The stage was minuscule compared with most rinks.
—Bob Morris, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minuscule
Adjective
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These tiny emitters resemble miniature ski jumps that launch beams of light into free space.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Unlike crustaceans, insects developed a system of oxygen intake through tiny holes in their bodies.—
Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Such lasers could allow researchers to track chemical reactions in real time, detect microscopic defects in nanoelectronics, and study materials with much higher resolution than before.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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This allows it to get sucked right into all the microscopic crevices and pores of the surface, by the vacuum created by the seal.—
Ben Coxworth
March 11,
New Atlas,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Minuscule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minuscule. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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