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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
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
Mead won’t be a free agent until 2031, and is currently making the major league minimum salary.
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Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
No minimum to open a Fidelity Go® account, but minimum $10 balance for robo-advisor to start investing.
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Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
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Adjective
There’s a minimum two-night stay for private residence rentals.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
Mead won’t be a free agent until 2031, and is currently making the major league minimum salary.
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Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Noun
McDonald's is giving away a free order of medium fries for National Fry Day on July 10 with a $1 minimum purchase in the app, according to a press release shared with PEOPLE.
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Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
No minimum to open a Fidelity Go® account, but minimum $10 balance for robo-advisor to start investing.
—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum
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.
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Skipping the oven and the stove for meals during the dog days also ensures a mere modicum of effort.
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To adore the literary greats but reject any modicum of pretension?
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Plus, minimal prep means less clean-up and more time to relax and actually enjoy your food.
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This is the kind of simple outfit involves minimal planning, while looking thoroughly put-together.
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Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
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Kevin Pina’s rocket set off an eruption of joy, only for Cape Verde to trail at half-time mostly because of Maximiliano Araujo, the only Uruguay attacker showing any semblance of form.
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Their audiences didn’t care that the costumes weren’t high-quality, that the actors were often inexperienced, that there were no expensive special effects, or any semblance of realism.
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Cybersecurity, with its six syllables, is by no means a small word.
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There has been a half-hearted rule in English spelling to use OW at the end of a word or syllable, and OU everywhere else.
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The mine produced 31,500 ounces of gold — worth more than $110 million today — before shutting down in the 1930s, with reports suggesting significant deposits remain below the 200-foot level.
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Perhaps its most red card-worthy offense was relegating Kuno Becker’s charismatic lead — the series’ only mainstay — to bit part, focusing instead on two new England internationals without an ounce of personality.
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Fireworks spark fires in California Last year, more than 700 fires statewide were related to fireworks, causing nearly $16 million in property damage and scorching hundreds of acres, said State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant.
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And yet as cynical and beaten-down as the film’s viewpoint can often be, there is still a spark of decency and perseverance.
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“Minimum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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