as in second
a very small space of time
I'll be with you in just a minute
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as in detailed
including many small descriptive features
a minute description of the setting of the story
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as in little
lacking importance
a person who wastes her time on the most minute aspects of everyday life
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as in nominal
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
only minute differences between the two photographic prints
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as in subtle
made or done with extreme care and accuracy
a minute examination of the marine specimen
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as in tiny
very small in size
made some minute adjustments to the controls
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as in to transcribe
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Recent Examples of minute
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
According to the brand, the sunscreen is also water-resistant for up to 80 minutes, which is ideal for all upcoming pool and beach escapades.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 30 May 2025
Lily Templeton, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
At this level, there are usually minute differences between animals that make the cut and those that don’t.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Despite 80 minutes of hockey down, the Panthers had two forwards, center Jesper Boqvist and Jonah Gadjovich, under 10 minutes of ice time for the game.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
According to the brand, the sunscreen is also water-resistant for up to 80 minutes, which is ideal for all upcoming pool and beach escapades.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 30 May 2025
Adjective
While the whole collection starts at 1,150 euros for a slimline bracelet with a minute buckle motif and goes up to over a million euros for its high jewelry designs, most of its models currently sit in the low four-figure range.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
At this level, there are usually minute differences between animals that make the cut and those that don’t.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minute
Noun
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Gonzalez said his home run Friday, his second of the season, included a hunting trip.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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The electric muscle car was gaining as much as a mile-per-hour a second, as depicted in the video above.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Diary entries written by Luigi Mangione reveal the now 27-year-old’s detailed thinking before the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year, a new court filing shows.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Create a detailed picture of how my mornings could be different.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Until recently, there was little doctors could do to address the lack of sperm needed to fertilize an egg, other than using donor sperm.—
Alice Park,
Time,
10 June 2025
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If pop culture is to be believed, nothing good has ever come from a couple dashing off to a cute little cabin in the woods.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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While that may seem nominal, its underlying business is more profitable.—
Ryan Baker,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
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Ethiopia is projected to lose the most aid in nominal terms, with Jordan, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo also hit particularly hard.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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The problem is that Flanagan—known for eerie but subtle horror films like Hush and Oculus and Netflix series like Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Hill House—puts too many overly earnest quotation marks around what should be the most moving scenes.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Your new album, Faith, is a lot subtler than your debut, Signs.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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In 1972, the company switched to Smith, naming the shoes in his honor and printing a tiny picture of his mustachioed face on them.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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McCartney, who played a residency at New York’s tiny Bowery Ballroom back in February, has no tour dates presently on his 2025 calendar.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Ruby then transcribed the tapes and sent them back to the star for revision and signature before the letters were mailed to fans.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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The following year Bloomberg reported that Amazon had thousands of workers transcribing clips to fine-tune the assistant.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
Noun
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And in the previous season, under Gary O’Neil, Ait-Nouri’s minutes were spread around even more positions as the former Wolves head coach operated a hybrid system, combining a 3-4-3 system similar to Pereira’s with elements of a 4-4-2 at different moments.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Still, as this last week has epitomized, there is an ever-present lack of certainty hanging over the state of the staff as well, with the recovery of any injured pitcher seemingly liable to shift at any moment.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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“Minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minute. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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