minikin

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Adjective
  • The Broadway star and Glee actress stepped out in New York City and wore a short black dress with an elegant square neckline, complete with matching strappy heels, a mini bag, and dainty earrings.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
  • Atkinson threw a mini tantrum then sat in his chair, the look of defeat on a coach knowing what comes next.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 May 2026
Adjective
  • Over billions of years, the galaxy probably collided with smaller dwarf galaxies, which brought in fresh gas and stars and helped build up the outer spiral arms.
    Lisa Kewley, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
  • Semi-dwarf varieties grow to between 3 and 8 feet tall, while giant sunflowers grow at least 8 feet tall.
    Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 11 May 2026
Adjective
  • Olah is a boyish, elfin prodigy who, at nineteen, met Amodei on his first visit to the Bay Area.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • That effort also brought back the rare frosted elfin butterfly for the first time in decades.
    Diana Stralberg, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Winifried — whose preferred diminutive, also the name of the demon inside her, is Fred, not Winnie — isn’t the one being spooked here.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • That is what these playoffs have provided for Hutson, allowing more eyeballs to take in the well-roundedness of his game despite his diminutive size and his flashy offensive skills that can often divert the attention of those eyeballs elsewhere.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Adjective
  • By 1900, the Irish-speaking areas were a ragged patchwork of smallish standalone zones, clinging to the island’s western and southern shores.
    Big Think, Big Think, 4 May 2026
  • So moving Stankoven to the middle in training camp certainly raised the eyebrows of many, especially considering Carolina has several other smallish players among its forward corps.
    Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • The team looked at the octopus’s internal organs using micro-CT scanning, which collects thousands of x-ray image slices through an object that can then be put together to create a super high-resolution virtual model.
    Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 24 May 2026
  • Emphasize a clean, squoval nail with micro French tips.
    Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 24 May 2026
Adjective
  • Ree by The Pioneer Woman is quietly marked down for Memorial Day weekend, with petite-friendly pants, summer sweaters, and cotton tanks on sale for up to 47 percent off.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
  • The feast opens with a shiso leaf bearing a geometric cube of o-toro, dramatic and a little awkwardly large, and concludes with a cup of tangy soft serve, petite and satisfying.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
Adjective
  • Large clutches, like those at Bottega Veneta and Chanel, and comfortable shoulder bags like the Miu Miu multi-pocket bag, also featured.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Built with water-resistant polyester, this spacious duffel has a dedicated shoe compartment, an end pocket for wet or dirty clothes, a multi-pocket compression panel for organization, and an interior divider curtain that can be removed to hold bulky clothes or outdoor gear.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Minikin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minikin. Accessed 31 May. 2026.

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