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adjective
noun
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Monday’s report had another glimmer of good news: Delinquency rates appear to be stabilizing, and fewer accounts are paying just the bare minimum.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The three daily meals that CoreCivic provides at California City Detention Facility are the bare minimum to keep a person alive,” they wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
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Possible Synonyms
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- quiet quitting
- doing the least
- low-effort
- just enough
Possible Antonyms
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- above and beyond
- giving 110%
- overachieving
- going the extra mile
- full send
