minuses

plural of minus

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Recent Examples of minuses Of course, such high-tech innovations, providing the illusion of a social environment, have both pluses and minuses. Alan Lightman september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025 There are always pluses and minuses to anything. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 Passengers can use websites such as SeatGuru to find pluses and minuses of specific seats, including those lacking windows. Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025 Passengers can use websites such as SeatGuru to find pluses and minuses of specific seats, including those lacking windows. Jonathan Stempel, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2025 There are just too many pluses that far outweigh the minuses. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minuses
disadvantages
Noun
  • Jeffrey Hall Professor, University of Kansas While some users report positive effects of having an AI companion, there are disadvantages and even dangers to having a relationship with one.
    Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In her book, Marin frames her economic disadvantages as an essential part of her political education.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Minuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minuses. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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