MINIMS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

minims

noun

plural of minim

as in particles

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Noun

The investigation report also said the fire resulted from hot metal particles falling onto vegetation below the tower, which had not been cleared in years.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
These trails form when aircraft engine emissions encounter extremely cold air found at high altitudes, causing tiny ice particles to develop.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of particles

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But in the past year, the scope of insider trading has grown to unprecedented levels thanks to new platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket that offer bets on everything from major world events to celebrity trifles.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Treaties were trifles compared to armies and bullets.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of trifles

Noun

When Ava runs off to the bathroom, Deborah instinctively reaches for her notebook and jots down another idea.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Whereas a caddie jots down notes in a yardage book, Morse keeps observations on his phone and refers to them year after year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026

Definition of jots

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Bex Claire Hamell, a houseplant educator and award-winning horticulturist, looks for common pests, including mealybugs, scale, thrips, aphids, and mites, and meticulously treats plants with visible infestations.

— Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026
That figure excludes the fungi, the microscopic mites and the viruses that infect the bacteria themselves.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of mites

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There’s heat to be found in bites with salsa, dabs of hot sauce and, to a lesser degree, the seasoning of the chicken.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Smoking was the most common mode of marijuana use, followed by edibles, vaping, dabs, waxes and concentrates, the study found.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

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Any storms that form on Saturday in Rasuwa could drop up to 2 inches (50 mm) of rain.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
The find from the Neolithic site Karahan Tepe measures about 28 inches tall and would have sat on a platform along the wall of a larger round building roughly 10 feet in diameter.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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