as in specifics
small or minor details
the minutiae of daily life He was bewildered by the contract's minutiae.
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Noun
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The flight departed again and arrived in Atlanta about 90 minutes behind schedule, said Delta, which didn't go into specifics about the passenger's behavior.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026 -
No specifics about actual economic impact, job creation or loss, or tourism growth were discussed in the meeting.—
William Earl,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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Among other particulars, contributions are after-tax — treated as Roth contributions — and count toward the 401(k) contribution limit.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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The very legitimacy of deriving general principles from the particulars of experience can never be established from experience without already having the principle in hand.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Minutiae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minutiae. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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