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Main Entry:	miniscule/minuscule
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	tiny, very small
Synonyms:	Lilliputian, diminutive, dwarf, infinitesimal, itsy-bitsy, little, meager, microscopic, mini, miniature, minute, pint-sized, puny, short, slight, small-scale, stunted, teensy, teeny, trivial, undersized, wee

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Volvo sales are miniscule by comparison and falling.

The downside is miniscule and the upside still remains huge.

The foufara is a monumental tempest in a miniscule teapot.

Volvo sales are miniscule by comparison and falling.

The downside is miniscule and the upside still remains huge.

The foufara is a monumental tempest in a miniscule teapot.

But the animal's miniscule size makes it a juicy target for the ocean's larger denizens.

The miniscule water boatman makes the loudest sound for body size in the animal kingdom.

The miniscule electric motors turning the belts run off lithium polymer cells that are good for about two weeks per charge.

Compared to that wholly positive transformation, the human cost of urban terrorism is miniscule.

If people are lucky with wells and tube wells, they may go for second crop and a miniscule minority also will go for third crop.

Sea creatures, from the miniscule to the monumental, may influence mixing to a surprising degree.

That's a pretty broad pinpoint, and it requires you to accept some miniscule sliver of the blame yourself.

These proved not to matter much, with each common variant linking to miniscule fractions of disease risk.

Overall, the lighting efficiency gains are miniscule.

If the cost seems negligible to you, maybe you wouldn't mind paying that miniscule fee.

In a demonstration, this light pattern was captured by a miniscule camera, which transmitted the image to a viewing screen.

That's miniscule compared to today's desktop computers.

The odds of this woman becoming president are miniscule to non-existent.

Zero-point energy is a real type of energy produced by the miniscule movements of molecules at rest.

The number of people with both the enthusiasm and deep pockets required for such a venture remains miniscule.

Scarabs are generally oval-shaped and stout, ranging in size from miniscule to mythic.

Miniscule vestibule areas won't fit much more than a pair of boots.

Explore the miniscule habitat of this critically endangered bat.

Incongruously, her frenetic movements produce a miniscule lace fragment.

Mars could be laced with underground aquifers where microbes strut their miniscule stuff.

D'Onofrio's early years in the theater were filled with an obligatory helping of obscurity and miniscule paychecks.

The letter size of forum posts is small, and that of quoted posts is miniscule.

While the sensors are able to detect a miniscule amount of explosive vapor, they can distinguish it from non-explosive vapors.

Vaidya's house is a single room, with a miniscule bathing area in one corner.

The problem is that a miniscule number of students are first time, full time or first year.

Sure, but when we're talking existential threats, even miniscule ones have to be taken seriously.

First, our understanding of the complexity of real ecosystems is miniscule compared their actual functioning.

I've grown tired of debating such miniscule design decisions.

Just more exploitation of natives who get a miniscule percentage of what the government pockets from these excursions.

It clearly has miniscule environmental benefit for a substantial cost.

The benefit is miniscule because our thyroid glands are not that sensitive.

There is a miniscule amount of mercury vapor in the bulbs, and that's being reduced further by the industry.

We need to let it go, though, as this is miniscule given the issues in this campaign.

And yes, some in this miniscule group lacked integrity as well.

Chromium and nickel can find their way out of steel, but the amounts would be miniscule to nil.

With their miniscule acceptance rate, it seems hardly necessary to stoop to this.

These miniscule creatures-which resemble snails flying through water-are sometimes referred to as sea butterflies.

Africa's population is miniscule in comparison to the continental size and potential resources available.

Even miniscule energy exposures can alter these in ways that might potentially increase the probability of cancer development.

The people in this country who in fact get value for their education are a miniscule minority.

Some even miniscule glitch would eventually be pounced upon perhaps by some ambitious earthling post-doc desperate for tenure.

Their imaging system is the basis of a micro-archiving technology that lets you explore miniscule objects in grandiose detail.

The people who write that stuff and put it into miniscule print prefer that you don't try to read or understand it.

The amount of rainwater that can be captured using barrels is miniscule compared to the water runoff from rain.

Radio frequency radiation has a miniscule energy per photon.

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