as in second
a very small space of time
I'll be with you in just a minute
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as in detailed
including many small descriptive features
a minute description of the setting of the story
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as in little
lacking importance
a person who wastes her time on the most minute aspects of everyday life
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as in nominal
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
only minute differences between the two photographic prints
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as in subtle
made or done with extreme care and accuracy
a minute examination of the marine specimen
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as in tiny
very small in size
made some minute adjustments to the controls
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as in to transcribe
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Recent Examples of minute
C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
As for practicality, the USB-C control units take just over two hours to charge from flat to full, which then will provide around 200 minutes of use.
—New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Across the 20-or-so minute conversation, the Haitian-American star re-emphasized her hurt following former president Donald Trump’s claims that Haitian immigrants were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio while debating Harris on ABC News on Sept. 10.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
Milton played eight minutes and recorded an assist.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
As for practicality, the USB-C control units take just over two hours to charge from flat to full, which then will provide around 200 minutes of use.
—New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Harris is leading by a minute percent in Arizona, Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania, while Trump is slightly ahead in Georgia, North Carolina and Wisconsin.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Across the 20-or-so minute conversation, the Haitian-American star re-emphasized her hurt following former president Donald Trump’s claims that Haitian immigrants were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio while debating Harris on ABC News on Sept. 10.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minute
Noun
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Senior Captain Cam Perry hit 2 free throws in the final seconds to seal the 14th win of the season for Olympia.—
Robert W Clark,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Tattle scored his second goal, tipping it in with one-half of a second to go, lifting the Huskies to a 2-1 victory over Quinnipiac in the first game of the CT Ice festival at Sacred Heart.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In addition, while detailed elements of the College Cost Reduction Act, sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), are included in the policy memo (including a repeal of other federal student loan forgiveness programs), PSLF reforms are not part of that draft legislation.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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In December, information a whistleblower provided to the German hacker collective the Chaos Computer Computer and Der Spiegel revealed that Cariad, a software company that partners with Volkswagen, had left detailed location data for 800,000 electric vehicles publicly exposed online.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The summer of 2020 did little to allay those fears: Inexperienced intelligence officers from the agency were deployed to Portland, Ore., to compile dossiers on people protesting against police violence.—
Eileen Sullivan,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The John McDonough creation, which has ignited a slew of copycats since the inaugural fan fest in 1986, is a marketing tool like no other, changing little over the years.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The object of their largesse was an obscure nonprofit called the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation which, for the better part of two decades, had quietly helped firefighters by raising funds for equipment — often things as nominal as gloves and flashlights — not covered in the city budget.—
David Wharton,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Ever since, however, TCU has started three wings alongside Van Lith and Sedona Prince, once again making the fifth-year senior the nominal point guard.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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These subtle forms of communication—often overshadowed by verbal expression—strengthen emotional connections, offer comfort and convey understanding in ways words cannot.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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For those who don’t mesh with the plum tones of Black Honey can shop Clinique Pink Honey instead, which offers the same sheer wash of color in an even more subtle pink tone.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Those in-the-moment progressions can feel tiny and barely perceptible from one session to the next.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
16 Jan. 2025
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Despite their immense size, these gentle giants are filter feeders, primarily consuming plankton, small fish, and other tiny organisms by swimming with their mouths open to filter food from the water.—
Melissa Cristina Marquez,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The legacy-building was set in motion by Elizabeth Peabody herself, who doggedly transcribed the group’s conversations when Fuller worried that talk was too ephemeral to make a historical impact.—
Francesca Wade,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Smarter Notes Photograph: Apple The Notes app now comes equipped with the ability to transcribe audio sessions and summarize notes.—
Brenda Stolyar,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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Two bands in the tribute stood out for bringing a full-circle moment to the stage.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Accompanying Matlin for most of those public moments was her interpreter Jack Johnson, initially hired by Hurt.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minute. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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