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minim

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minim
Adjective
  • Warsh shares Miran's view that the Fed has gotten tripped in over analyzing micro-level prices, Warsh said at his April 21 confirmation hearing.
    Matt Peterson,Steve Liesman, CNBC, 15 May 2026
  • At the same time, data suggests that 51,000 sites across the nation could support micro hydropower generation.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • But in the grand wisdom of the NHL, along with television rights holders that don’t care one iota about the ability for one team to prepare for another, the Wild were told Friday to order and book their charter to Denver on Saturday for a Sunday night start against the Avs.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 May 2026
  • From the historic Slippery Noodle Inn—Indiana's oldest tavern—to creative cocktail bars and cool music venues, Indianapolis has big-city luxuries without losing an iota of small-town charm.
    Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2026
Adjective
  • Despite their tiny size, the devices delivered some of the strongest efficiencies reported for ultrathin perovskite solar technology.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
  • The kibble is smaller and meant for tiny mouths.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Sometimes the import agent or the customs official jots down the wrong product code, the wrong tariff rate, or the wrong number of units.
    Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Whereas a caddie jots down notes in a yardage book, Morse keeps observations on his phone and refers to them year after year.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • But this minuscule bit was trapped within a diamond, keeping its crystal structure intact.
    James Dinneen, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
  • The polygraph is composed of several minuscule sensors in one soft device.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Soldier Boy looks a smidge less disgusted with his son after hearing that.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The blue-chip index is back within a smidge of its all-time high.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Because, through most of this review period, where an infinitesimal fraction of the launch player base has access to the game, those parking spots have not been filled.
    Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026
  • Over the course of decades, people inevitably evolve in both infinitesimal and significant ways.
    Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Travolta’s infectious enthusiasm carried over into the movie itself, a semi-autobiographical trifle about his childhood love of air travel.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
  • Fresh summer strawberries are truly celebrated to their full potential in this pretty trifle recipe.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 10 May 2026

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“Minim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minim. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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