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Recent Examples of minimally
But businesses can do more to use plastic efficiently and minimally.
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Sammy Duda, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
The team believes the technology could improve tactile guidance in minimally invasive surgery.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
The day of the procedure went smoothly, with both siblings undergoing minimally invasive surgery simultaneously.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
There are safeguards in place in case the salary cap does not increase or increases minimally.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 1 May 2026
For uterine fibroids, options can range from medication to minimally invasive procedures or surgery.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 1 May 2026
This dip requires just eight ingredients and minimally no work.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
The best option for blood sugar is 100% whole grain bread that contains intact or minimally processed grains, such as visible oats, barley, or wheat berries.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 30 Apr. 2026
According to the new guidelines, two minimally invasive procedures—hemorrhoid banding and infrared coagulation—are safe, effective, and easy to perform.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
Sammy Duda, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
The team believes the technology could improve tactile guidance in minimally invasive surgery.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
The day of the procedure went smoothly, with both siblings undergoing minimally invasive surgery simultaneously.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
There are safeguards in place in case the salary cap does not increase or increases minimally.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 1 May 2026
For uterine fibroids, options can range from medication to minimally invasive procedures or surgery.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 1 May 2026
This dip requires just eight ingredients and minimally no work.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
The best option for blood sugar is 100% whole grain bread that contains intact or minimally processed grains, such as visible oats, barley, or wheat berries.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 30 Apr. 2026
According to the new guidelines, two minimally invasive procedures—hemorrhoid banding and infrared coagulation—are safe, effective, and easy to perform.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimally
Adverb
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Yolo County’s homeless population declined slightly over the past two years, but nearly two-thirds of the people counted in January were living outdoors as county leaders considered millions of dollars in cuts to the services many rely on.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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Now, the qualifying procedure — which was already slightly altered from previous years — is getting altered again.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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After being rejected by Palace, Semenyo spent the following year barely playing sport at all.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Misael eating meat alone, cutting up pieces with an enormous knife while barely lit by the flames in front of him, and, sporadically, almost-silent lightning bursts in the distant background.—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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The dozens of edits that Congress made have been minutely examined by historians and literary scholars.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Its standout feature is its hyper-deformable wheels, minutely structured from silicone, composite, and stainless steel, which create a soft, enlarged contact surface with the terrain.—
Tim Barber,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But Korean pop music has scantly been recognized in the larger pop or general categories at the Grammys.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Things improved as the season wore on, but only marginally.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2026
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Sasaki’s numbers with Rushing as his catcher are only marginally better than when Will Smith is catching.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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Longtime Sacramento City Council member Eric Guerra has so far outraised political newcomer Flojaune Cofer, who is considered farther to the political left and narrowly lost the Sacramento mayoral race in 2024.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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And maybe the Democrats would push it through on partisan grounds in a scenario where the Democrats had narrowly managed to win the House even while the Republicans had a significant structural advantage.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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For much of my life, my mother’s side of the family—consummate New Englanders, some of them descended from a passenger on the Mayflower—seemed somewhat foreign to me.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Although prices have since pulled back somewhat, prices in Europe, the United States, and Singapore remain well above pre-conflict levels, and cost pressures on the aviation industry remain significant.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
Adverb
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Many critics of such wanton cosmic acquisitiveness balk at the idea of scarcely regulated private-sector lunar strip-mining.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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The year is 1999, and the city’s evolution into a scarcely affordable tech capital is in progress, but not yet complete.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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“Minimally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimally. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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