as in lowest
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
Anna Skinner, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Action sequences are also lackluster, delivering the bare minimum to move the characters from point A to point B.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
The proposal requires a variance for a reduction of the front-yard setback to four feet, where a minimum of six feet is required to accommodate drainage.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The statewide minimum housing code doesn’t include guidelines for mold, but rather focuses on basic safety precautions such as a building’s foundation, MacLeod said.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The location also broke the record low minimum when the low temperature dipped to 28 degrees, breaking the old record of 31 degrees set in 2021.
—Anna Skinner, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Action sequences are also lackluster, delivering the bare minimum to move the characters from point A to point B.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
The proposal requires a variance for a reduction of the front-yard setback to four feet, where a minimum of six feet is required to accommodate drainage.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The statewide minimum housing code doesn’t include guidelines for mold, but rather focuses on basic safety precautions such as a building’s foundation, MacLeod said.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum
Noun
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The result is a hyperrealistic natural setting bathed in saturated hues, incrementally manipulated with Saxon’s matte paintings and other practical effects, with just a modicum of CGI.—
Justin Lowe,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Much as Craven may deplore the emergence of large agencies that have taken over their competitors, companies like Allied Universal absorbed many of these fly-by-night outfits, requiring at least a modicum of training where there had been less.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Burns can still sew up a talented cast, which likely speaks to the appeal of any project these days with a semblance of recognizable adult humanity bubbling inside.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Ethiopian crosses symbolize eternal life and connection, and given that a sanctuary is a place for refuge and safety and holiness, Makonnen’s artwork provides some semblance of that for the spirits of the fallen and slain after their lives have ended.—
Shantay Robinson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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To see the seven planets in the sky, it's recommended that viewers find a spot with minimal light pollution on a clear night.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The immediate financial impact of a single-day boycott is likely to be minimal, as consumers may compensate by purchasing more in the days before or after.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Six syllables that make a tremendous amount of sense together.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2025
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Now she’s taken the next step, training her attention on the gesture that precedes even the syllable.—
Adam Begley,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Goldman Sachs recently upgraded its forecast, to $3,100 per ounce this year, citing central bank demand.—
Eshe Nelson,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Treasury Department’s current gold holdings are priced at $42 per ounce, a level that is set by law and hasn’t changed since 1973.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Luis experienced the success of mastery and felt the spark of internal motivation.—
Jenny Anderson,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
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From Cypress Hill To Capitol Hill: B-Real, Policy And Cube’s Next Moves For Ice Cube, the deeper dive into cannabis began with an unexpected spark inside a recording studio.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trump is a reverse Trojan Horse: a shred of reason inside a thick armor of malignancy.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Every one of his releases is part of a master plan: to develop tools that lay waste to every last hoary shred of club convention.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
5 Dec. 2024
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Critics say the asset seizures are also undermining the last vestiges of Russia’s rule of law.—
Nataliya Vasilyeva,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Or does so only briefly in the ambiguous ending, when Sofia throws off the last vestiges of her passivity and forces her recalcitrant mother into a reckoning with her condition.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Minimum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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