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noun

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Recent Examples of minim
Noun
Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Hartford Courant, courant.com, 30 Sep. 2017 Related: Here are some tricks from the CDC for de-ticking yourself: • Put your clothes in the dryer on high heat for a minim of six minutes. Valerie Lego, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2017 Related: Here are some tricks from the CDC for de-ticking yourself: • Put your clothes in the dryer on high heat for a minim of six minutes. Valerie Lego, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2017 Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. courant.com, 30 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minim
Adjective
  • The boats are also fitted with micro sensors that monitor water temperature, pH levels, and pollutants, then transmit that data wirelessly.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025
  • On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Two weeks can be too tight of a turnaround time for any horse one iota shy of tip-top shape.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025
  • The Senators entered the series as underdogs and with one iota of the pressure on their backs compared with the Maple Leafs and the playoff demons that live in their heads and beds.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And with the ability to connect more than 120 devices, the tiny Slate 7 is suitable for use by work teams, families and multi-device users.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • Don't give in to temptation and cross over with your mower—not even a tiny bit.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • The sample size is minuscule, but Washe had excellent play-driving metrics in his limited ice time.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 June 2025
  • The ratings numbers will be … well, what’s an adjective worse than minuscule?
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • To those that have already made their mind up about migrants and Muslims, Fall’s film won’t make a jot of difference.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • While possible, the odds that Star Citizen will release before Squadron 42, currently slated for 2026, seem infinitesimal at best.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 June 2025
  • If there’s even an infinitesimal difference the crowd can make in these spots, better to hear unscrupulous applause than the death rattle that fell across the Garden as the ball hung in the air then plunged it straight to hell at the end of regulation.
    Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • In the mouth this is elegant and creamy, layered, well structured, complex with toffee flavors and even a smidgen of Amarone and pine.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The extra coverage is advantageous for landscapes, architecture, and other scenes that are just a smidgen too vast for a typical all-in-one zoom to capture in frame.
    Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The microscopic instrument, measuring 35 by 13 microns, and constructed from platinum, is less than the width of a human hair, said Loughborough University researchers.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
  • Even in the shade of a fruit tree, you could be surrounded by tiny skyscrapers — not made of steel or concrete, but of microscopic worms wriggling and writhing into the shape of long, vertical towers.
    Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 5 June 2025

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“Minim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minim. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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