Bare minimum
Least and bare minimum are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Least" instead a noun phrase "Bare minimum".
Least
Least noun - Something that is of no importance.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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By The '60s, many younger humans (in warmer regions, at least) have started to wear the bare minimum of clothing, prefering Race-style bodypaint.
Source: Exposed Extraterrestrials -
At a bare minimum, you have to kill at least half of the Eater of Worlds to kill it permanently.
Source: Characters / Terraria -
Confirmed heterosexual characters are at a bare minimum while a great deal of the main cast has been romantically or sexually involved with someone of the same gender at least once.
Source: Podcast / Kakos Industries
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