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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2
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
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
Cynthia, seeing Carmen and Julius bleeding, sped to the hospital, one minute away, but Carmen was pronounced dead on arrival.
—Sally Ventura
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 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
This one came in at three days, 21 hours, 41 minutes.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
Cynthia, seeing Carmen and Julius bleeding, sped to the hospital, one minute away, but Carmen was pronounced dead on arrival.
—Sally Ventura
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 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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Holliday speculates that at least some of the footprints were made in what were once trackways that took mere seconds to traverse.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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With our new platform, law students can get up to speed on a case in seconds, not hours.—
Rhiannon Frater,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Your figures often appear clothed in richly detailed textiles and garments that seem to carry as much weight as the subjects themselves.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 June 2025
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The deadline to submit detailed proposals is September, and formal bids must be submitted to FIFA at the end of November, according to sources.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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The issue passed with opposition from Republicans and 18 skeptical Democrats in the House but with relatively little public outcry.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2025
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Presidents have relatively little influence on oil and gasoline prices generally.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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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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When paired to a non-Huawei phone, audio quality still sounds good, but has a subtle loss of depth.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Counsell’s subtle influences can be seen in the standings.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Tech has a tiny presence on the Southeast Asia 500, generating just under 3% of the list’s total revenue.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
22 June 2025
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Capture brain signals: The device's tiny electrodes pick up signals from individual neurons in the motor cortex.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Government stenographers are also still recording and transcribing all of Trump’s remarks, though these are no longer being published on the White House’s website or elsewhere.—
Shannon Bow O'Brien,
The Conversation,
12 June 2025
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Last but not least, there is the audience, your stand-ins at the Winter Garden Theatre, which laughed at the jokes and applauded the big speeches, transcribed from Murrow’s own.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Especially when these parents are supplying us with some of the show’s best moments.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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The career moment Williams produced Monday was a collage rendered brilliantly into focus.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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“Minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minute. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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