as in seconds
a very small space of time
I'll be with you in just a minute
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Recent Examples of minutes
Steve Reed, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The tense conversation continued for several minutes before a peculiar discrepancy popped up.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 10 Feb. 2026
Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The 34-year-old club captain returned from a knee injury in early January but has only played 27 minutes since.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Jared McCain added 16 and Quentin Grimes had 14 for the 76ers, while Tyrese Maxey was held to a season-low six points on 3-for-12 shooting in 25 minutes.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Stir; season lightly with salt (this will help draw out water from the mushrooms) and cook, undisturbed, until golden, about 5 minutes.
—Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
Duren had the ball and was driving toward the basket with just over seven minutes left in the third period when he was fouled by Diabate.
—Steve Reed, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The tense conversation continued for several minutes before a peculiar discrepancy popped up.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 10 Feb. 2026
Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The 34-year-old club captain returned from a knee injury in early January but has only played 27 minutes since.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Jared McCain added 16 and Quentin Grimes had 14 for the 76ers, while Tyrese Maxey was held to a season-low six points on 3-for-12 shooting in 25 minutes.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Stir; season lightly with salt (this will help draw out water from the mushrooms) and cook, undisturbed, until golden, about 5 minutes.
—Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutes
Noun
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James put the Stripes ahead with 31 seconds left on a putback dunk, but Wembanyama hit two free throws to tie it before Leonard called game.—
Greg Beacham,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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Byron Nelson’s Marli Denmark defeated Rockwall’s Madison Fitzgerald in the girls Class 6A 140-pound bracket with a fall in just 57 seconds to claim an individual state title.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When a customer calls, the system transcribes the conversation and redacts personal information before the information is shared with the AI assistant, Dunn said.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As more 911 calls come in, AI transcribes them on another screen.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And while their steamy, sweaty dalliances are hot and heavy (albeit mostly clothed), most swoonworthy are the smaller moments, like Heathcliff gently cupping his hands to keep the rain out of Cathy’s eyes.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Writing is taking moments in time and recording them.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Shot in the Nir Oz kibbutz and the surrounding Negev desert, with Gaza lying just over the border, the movie chronicles the horrific aftermath of Oct 7th from the perspective of a filmmaker whose world was upended following Hamas’ attack.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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The show chronicles the Permian Basin oil boom in West Texas that took place in the early 2010s, fueled by advances in oil drilling technology.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That grandiosity simmers down into terrifying chase soundtracks and menacing hunter's heartbeats as the movie continues, but the after-image of those glorious strings lingers through the rest of the franchise.—
Alex Galbraith,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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Diastolic blood pressure is the bottom number on a blood pressure reading, which represents the pressure in the arteries between heartbeats.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The World Health Organization reports that strong social connections are linked to better health and reduced risk of early death, while loneliness contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths globally each year.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Feb. 2026
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This approach allows the battery to remain responsive and reliable in environments that would normally render standard cells sluggish or unusable, CarNewsChina reports.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported five new cases of measles in Canyon County in January, according to the state’s measles dashboard, which logs cases by county, age and vaccination status.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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The police department logs 306 chases in 2016.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The vehicle crashed and the driver died from his injuries, records state.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Feb. 2026
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At UChicago Medicine, doctors use an AI called Ambient, a note-taking tool that records patient visits and then writes detailed notes for the doctors.—
Audrina Sinclair,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Minutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minutes. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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