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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Currently, there are no specifics as to how much land has been burned or the size of the crew executing the prescribed fire.—
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The specifics of these waivers are likely to evolve in the coming days, Ewen says.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Officially, Di Piazza was there so that David Faber could grill him on the particulars of the decision to again reject Paramount.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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Canales isn’t familiar with all the particulars from those lean years that preceded his arrival in 2024.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Minutiae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minutiae. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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