minim 1 of 2

minim

2 of 2

noun

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of minim
Noun
Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Hartford Courant, courant.com, 30 Sep. 2017 Related: Here are some tricks from the CDC for de-ticking yourself: • Put your clothes in the dryer on high heat for a minim of six minutes. Valerie Lego, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2017 Related: Here are some tricks from the CDC for de-ticking yourself: • Put your clothes in the dryer on high heat for a minim of six minutes. Valerie Lego, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2017 Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. courant.com, 30 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minim
Adjective
  • Known as a clothing fixer, micro stitch tool, or basting gun, this lightweight gadget of many names doesn’t require batteries, electricity, or a bulky sewing machine to quick-fix popped stitches.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2025
  • This electric signal is subsequently rendered on a micro display LCD screen, which the user views through the eyepiece.
    Matt Morris, Space.com, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • The Senators entered the series as underdogs and with one iota of the pressure on their backs compared with the Maple Leafs and the playoff demons that live in their heads and beds.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Does anyone on this program have one iota of a survival instinct in their doomed bodies?
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Every detail is analyzed to maximize sound quality, Maserati says, down to the tiniest features.
    Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • Some of these dust particles may be the remnants of the countless tiny meteors that collide with Earth's atmosphere on a daily basis, while others were born of volcanic eruptions or pollution before getting carried high into the atmosphere.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • The minuscule particles can lead to breathing problems like bronchitis and cause inflammation that aggravates diabetes, heart disease and other health conditions.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
  • Summer Benowitz with blob: An anthropomorphic blob attempts to turn itself back into a human — one minuscule, infuriating, frivolous, anxiety-provoking task at a time (a show about being in your 20s).
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To those that have already made their mind up about migrants and Muslims, Fall’s film won’t make a jot of difference.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Often, critical elements in a story are suggested in a glance, a gesture, a line of dialogue—events of infinitesimal scale but large import.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • In a gigantic state budget of $26 billion per year, the expenses are projected to be under the spending cap by only $500,000 — an infinitesimal amount on a percentage basis.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the mouth this is elegant and creamy, layered, well structured, complex with toffee flavors and even a smidgen of Amarone and pine.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The extra coverage is advantageous for landscapes, architecture, and other scenes that are just a smidgen too vast for a typical all-in-one zoom to capture in frame.
    Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The technology not only replaces the need for vacuum bags and traditional filters but also helps to capture more microscopic dust.
    Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 22 May 2025
  • While space stations are relatively clean environments and are bombarded by higher doses of radiation than the surface of Earth, astronauts coming to and from space stations carry trillions of microscopic organisms with them.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 21 May 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Podcast

Cite this Entry

“Minim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minim. Accessed 31 May. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on minim

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!