as in specifics
small or minor details
the minutiae of daily life He was bewildered by the contract's minutiae.
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Noun
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On the House floor, Persons-Mulicka sidestepped specifics about what factors went into the map.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Bailey also proposed ways to reform the pretrial criminal justice system in Illinois, but many of his initiatives were light on specifics or were reforms that are already in place.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The future of the arena will depend on the particulars of the plan that’s ultimately selected.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Yet the consequence of Figures of Crisis ultimately transcends geographic or biographical particulars.—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Minutiae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minutiae. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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