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being the least in amount, number, or size possible
spent the minimum amount necessary to acquire the property
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Recent Examples of minimum
Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Unless a move is done to create more financial space, veteran minimum signings are an option for the Magic in free agency.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
The other three wait at minimum until the next quarter and potentially through several more quarters if subsequent windows are also oversubscribed.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
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Adjective
The weather service said minimum daytime humidity will range from 7% to 15%, with overnight humidity recovering to 30% to 55%.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Unless a move is done to create more financial space, veteran minimum signings are an option for the Magic in free agency.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Noun
More importantly, the researchers also found that the L1 to moon segment is extremely close to its theoretical minimum fuel cost.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
The other three wait at minimum until the next quarter and potentially through several more quarters if subsequent windows are also oversubscribed.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum
Noun
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The Astros are 19-28, though hanging on to a modicum of momentum after capturing a series against their intrastate rival and winning consecutive games for the first time since May 2-3.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Any modicum of wiggle room is gone.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.—
Hartford Courant,
courant.com,
30 Sep. 2017
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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
Adjective
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While that’s painful for house hunters, note that the surge was the 18th-smallest among states and trailed the 93% jump nationally.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The tariff refunds will help businesses get back to some semblance of normality.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Boston’s best scoring chance before that came in the fourth when the Red Sox got men at first and second with one out, but other than that the club couldn’t sustain any semblance of a rally until the game was well out of reach.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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The Moroccan immigrants who staff this berry farm appear to live simple lives, spending their days on repetitive manual labor and their evenings in shabby housing with minimal material possessions.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Those early records often had stiff rhythms built on Kompakt’s minimal techno blueprint.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Mars’ between-song banter, though charming, frequently sounded scripted down to the syllable.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Her lyrics were as interested in the sound of language as the meaning, stretching words like taffy and ping-ponging syllables around.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some reputable sources treat this like a White Lady, which is to say, forgo simple syrup and use a whole ounce of peach liqueur.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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Professional angler Cole Huskins of Gastonia won the recent Turtlebox Bassmaster Open on the lake with a three-day total catch of 47 pounds, 14 ounces.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2026
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There’s deep, poetic honor in the grueling fight to rebuild a standard; to find the creative sparks and opportunism required to surprise the world again.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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That spark quickly ignited the brush, which then expanded into the Sandy Fire, according to Sgt.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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“Minimum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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