as in dwarf
something (such as an animal) much smaller than others of its kind
a breed that is the midget of the horse world
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Recent Examples of midget
Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
From midgets to Indy cars, from sprint cars to stock cars, Stewart was at home behind the wheel.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
Larson was untouchable in midget racing before Bell came along, and then Bell started beating Larson and forced the Californian to raise his game.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
From midgets to Indy cars, from sprint cars to stock cars, Stewart was at home behind the wheel.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for midget
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In a new study published on Monday in the Astrophysical Journal, researchers used computers to simulate the two dwarf galaxies’ 100-million-year-long collision.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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Amateur astronomers can squint into an eight-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and learn how to identify a dwarf galaxy from a planetary nebula.—
Mark Johanson,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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The more common nickname, El Mencho, is said to be a diminutive of his first name, Nemesio.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Another gender-neutral name that had a burst of popularity in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Jamie was a go-to for girls or a diminutive of James for boys.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Loose, gestural ink drawings sit alongside still lifes of treasured objects, flea market finds are arranged like miniature stage sets, and candid snapshots of her Milan existence are collaged with painterly abandon.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
24 Mar. 2026
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This powers a miniature refrigerator compressor running on R600 refrigerant, another name for n-butane, a type of refrigerant sealed in a closed loop system.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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But one day, my son wanted to bring a toy.—
Jenisha Watts,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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Lababu is the famous grinning collectible toy brand with a huge fandom among kids and adults.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The plot pivots on tiny gestures involving matters of life and death.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Each impact steals a tiny bit of the spacecraft’s speed, pushing it a smidgen closer to Earth.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In the first teeny fraction of a second after that expansion started, the densities were far higher than in the cores of stars, higher than in neutron stars—actually, very close to what’s needed to create a black hole!—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Pico Pump is a teeny tiny air pump for inflating everything from sleeping pads to minnow boats – and deflating them in a flash too.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2026
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On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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The cushiony cream is packed with Blue Hyaluronic Acid, a micro-sized form of HA that absorbs quickly and delivers long-lasting hydration.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
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However, their progress has been hindered by dendrites—microscopic metallic filaments that grow on the electrolyte and trigger short circuits.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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Amid this vast landscape of solutions, no one can hope to find a precise microscopic configuration that undergirds our particular macroscopic world.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Midget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midget. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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