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midget

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adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for midget
Noun
  • Residing on hillside slopes and gently rolling valleys surrounding the stately medieval village of Montalcino, vineyards in the Brunello di Montalcino DOCG are home to a clone of Sangiovese known locally as Brunello, which is a diminutive of the Italian word for brown.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Meaning: The name Indie can be a diminutive of the names India (country southern Asia) or Indiana (state in midwestern U.S.).
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Emperor tamarins are dwarf monkeys with whiskers that resemble a white moustache.
    Robert Higgs, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The dwarf variety grows to be about 5 to 7 feet, ideal for a small garden or accent in a room with limited space.
    Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • The new Petite Malle — a miniature version of Vuitton’s signature trunks — features a trompe-l’oeil design made to look like three trunks in one.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Using medieval art as one resource, Ariès pointed out that children were often portrayed as miniature adults, without special attributes, such as plump features or silly behaviors, that might mark them as fundamentally different from their older counterparts.
    Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Pour the sauce over and gently toss with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the shrimp and avocado are thoroughly coated.
    Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Brine shrimp are a critical food source for the aquaculture industry.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • For those who need fast storage on the go, the Samsung Portable T7 SSD is tiny, secure, and now 25% off!
    Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The indie retailer is partnering up with Mattel to debut a limited-edition line of clothing and accessories inspired by the tiny doll.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The latter performance won a Silver Bear for Best Acting in a Leading Role at the Berlin Film Festival, so Stan could have the teeniest leg up in that respect.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
  • But now they are also being encouraged to gaze down at the painstaking details of the dolls’ house, with some of its teeniest artifacts placed in low cases to benefit close inspection.
    Megan Specia, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The suspension loop is micro pavé-set with yellow and black diamonds.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But humans are generally unaware of the rich microscopic world beneath our feet, in part because until relatively recently, scientists had few tools to accurately catalog such tiny species.
    Paulina Rowińska, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Researchers have compared this survival strategy to that of tardigrades, microscopic creatures famous for enduring the vacuum of space.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Midget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midget. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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