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Adjective
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Tree stakes are particularly beneficial for bare-root or top-heavy trees, dwarf citrus trees with smaller root systems, and trees growing on slopes and in windy areas.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Jan. 2025 -
Plants selected may have naturally compact or symmetrical forms and are chosen more for that quality than flowering capacity, although azaleas and dwarf Indian hawthorns, which flower for a single season, are often included.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Average footballer gets incredibly rich from moving around: pass me the tiny violin.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Awaiting them is a tiny flag, a certificate of naturalization, and a hearty handshake from Tom Farrish, the great grandson of an immigrant from Ukraine.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The forests will be scrubbier and more open.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
27 Feb. 2023
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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
Adjective
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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
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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
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Or how about one-bite eggplants, personal-sized spaghetti squash, miniature bell peppers (red, orange, and chocolate brown varieties), Tom Thumb lettuce, four-inch diameter cabbages, four-inch long Japanese Hulless ears of corn, pinkie finger sized carrots, and golf ball sized beets.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
6 Feb. 2025
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So far, the miniature lock has no exact parallels in Europe.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The booklouse, which has not been found outdoors in Alaska, feeds on teensy bits of mold that form on formerly living things, including food.—
Ned Rozell | Alaska Science,
Anchorage Daily News,
4 Feb. 2023
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And After That, a teensy McAllen, Tx.-based clothing company that inventively—and often cheekily—pays homage to movies and bands with shirts, T-shirts and hoodies.—
Jacob Gallagher,
WSJ,
3 Jan. 2023
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
Adjective
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The mass is given an infinitesimal push, parallel to the rail.—
Kevin Roose,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Further, even if the U.S. dominated the market, the impact would be infinitesimal: the market is currently a grand $3.6 billion a year.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Runty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runty. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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