little people

Recent Examples of Synonyms for little people
Noun
  • There are many questions left unanswered in Red One, but the most pressing has to be: Is the Rock playing an elf or not?
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
  • In 2023, Deschanel was Little Red Riding Hood and Scott was an elf.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The treats are on for hungry goblins as restaurants around central Indiana are offering Halloween specials today.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Afraid of evil spirits, the Celts would light up bonfires by the hilltops, and wear masks to hide their identity from the ghosts; this is how this holiday began to be associated with figures such as witches and goblins.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Liberal democratic states make citizens; the artificial state makes trolls.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Powerful troll kings, Suliskongen and Vågakallen were among them, but both leaders struggled to control their young.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • There are knights with a strong sense of chivalry, and dueling beliefs in faeries and Jesus Christ, and a deep passion for questing.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The faeries around her are powerful, immortal and beautiful.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • These range wildly in mood and form, from uncovering the killer in a murder mystery to freeing a gnome who’s been tied up to a windmill blade.
    Reid McCarter, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Each drawer includes fancy chocolates or sweet treats like peppermint candy cane gnomes and peanut butter bonbons.
    Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • But what really seals the deal on making this costume one for the books is the pixie cut.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Posing for photos, Bailey wore an identical orange bikini and white knife belt, while sporting the older actress’ iconic pixie cut.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • In her 20s at the time, Aniston stars as a young woman living in a house haunted by an evil leprechaun.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The possibility that such a thing still exists in our divided country seems as improbable as leprechauns, mermaids or gas under $3 a gallon.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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

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“Little people.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/little%20people. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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