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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minim
Adjective
  • Each of these micro events can introduce uncertainty or frustration if not handled thoughtfully.
    Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Kim Kardashian posed in a tiny micro leopard-print lingerie set from Skims.
    Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Every iota of data about a prospect, then, becomes pregnant with meaning.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
  • The commonly mistaken base assumption is that the greatest minds that have devised AI and consumed so much money doing so must certainly know every iota of how AI works.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • Even tiny electromagnetic disturbances can disrupt the quantum states that perform calculations, reducing the accuracy and reliability of the system.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • What Uranus will look like Uranus should resemble a tiny greenish star and will appear only about 1/63 as bright as Mars.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • When Ava runs off to the bathroom, Deborah instinctively reaches for her notebook and jots down another idea.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • Research shows the problem to be rare, accounting for a minuscule percentage of fraud cases.
    Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Why Utah's race matters nationally The new district is the biggest opportunity Utah Democrats have ever had for congressional representation, especially when the majority margin in Congress is minuscule.
    Saige Miller, NPR, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • That’s up a smidge from Ipsos polling in May, but points to the challenge that comes with trying to turn America into a soccer nation.
    Linley Sanders, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • And not for nothing, the playoffs would’ve been at least a smidge less crazy-making with Landale available.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • The amount may be infinitesimal—white sugar and bottled water are sometimes purified with charred animal bones, for instance—but some hypersensitive alpha-gal patients avoid the risk anyway.
    Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • To precisely print transistors at these infinitesimal scales, light with an incredibly short wavelength must be used.
    Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • If making a trifle, assemble it the day before serving.
    Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 24 June 2026
  • Why The Trifle Is The Best Party Dessert Enter the chocolate trifle, a beloved Southern staple, courtesy of a good friend who excels at hospitality but values shortcuts.
    Kathryn Streeter, Southern Living, 17 June 2026

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“Minim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minim. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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