as in scrubby
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as in suppressed
to hold back the normal growth of
unfortunately, an unusually dry summer seems to have permanently stunted the tree
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stunted
Adjective
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The forests will be scrubbier and more open.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
27 Feb. 2023 -
Just to the south, in a clearing between stands of scrubby black spruce, a cow moose spotted the women and leapt to its feet, dashing away to the southeast and into a 32-acre area that the city is working to turn into a new snow dump site in West Anchorage.—
Emily Goodykoontz,
Anchorage Daily News,
30 Nov. 2021
Verb
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Caspar suppressed his urge to respond.—
Brandon Taylor,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Ukrainians are uncovering their country’s culinary history – and how its distinctive features were suppressed by the authorities during Soviet rule.—
Howard LaFranchi,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The proximity of the Andromeda Galaxy to the Milky Way would have seen material ripped out of our galaxy to settle in the same orbital plane around the Andromeda galaxy and form the dwarf galaxies there, a bit like moons forming around a planet.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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This artist’s illustration depicts a dwarf galaxy that hosts an active galactic nucleus — an actively feeding black hole.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Verb
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At the first convention center stop, the driver halted, and three additional riders squeezed into the five-passenger sedan before the trip continued.—
Daniel Rothberg,
ProPublica,
8 Jan. 2025
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The other 23 states have banned the sentencing option, though four of the states that still use capital punishment — including California and Oregon — have halted the practice due to gubernatorial holds.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Health Care The second-worst sector over the past 12 months was health care, up a puny 4.6%.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Right now, geothermal energy meets less than one per cent of humanity’s electricity and heating needs—a puny, almost irrelevant portion.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Recession fears have diminished, inflation is trending back toward 2 percent, and the labor market has rebalanced, but remains strong.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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The theme of running recurred, as did moments of isolation, with Abraham appearing preoccupied and diminished, unable to fully participate as the others moved around him.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But Tyrannosaurus was hardly the only dinosaur to evolve itty bitty appendages.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2022
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Now, even water comes in those itty bitty little bottles just right for tiny hands.—
Caroline Delbert,
Popular Mechanics,
25 Oct. 2021
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“Stunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stunted. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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