as in tiny
very small in size
public health officials have claimed that the chemical is harmless in such minuscule amounts
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One possibility to detect these minuscule interactions is quantum sensors.
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IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2025
With a minuscule Republican majority, that could take a minor miracle.
—ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
The minuscule creature is a baby from the species Neolithodes agassizii, a type of king crab.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Riggs won reelection by 734 votes — a minuscule margin of victory that was confirmed by two recounts.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2025
With a minuscule Republican majority, that could take a minor miracle.
—ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
The minuscule creature is a baby from the species Neolithodes agassizii, a type of king crab.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Riggs won reelection by 734 votes — a minuscule margin of victory that was confirmed by two recounts.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Minuscule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minuscule. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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