minikin

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minikin
Adjective
  • In returning to work for the first time in five days as a result of their unexpected break, the Hornets’ 120-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center represented another mini milestone.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025
  • With all that sunshine, the room is even used as a mini orangery.
    Ulrich Clewing, Architectural Digest, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Precisely the sorts of things that a federal coronavirus task force and its elfin leader should be focused on, in other words.
    Libby Watson, The New Republic, 15 May 2020
  • Before leading me on a tour of the outdoor sets and soundstages, Logan, an elfin presence with a demeanor that splits the difference between fanatical and very nice, greeted me at his office in a repurposed hacienda.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2020
Adjective
  • Astronomers have discovered a rare group of five dwarf galaxies located relatively close to Earth; these galaxies exist in a near-perfect alignment, resembling a string of cosmic pearls in the sky.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This galaxy, roughly 59 million light-years away, is typical of the kinds of galaxies that inhabited the early universe and is classified as a dwarf irregular galaxy.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The diminutive 21-year-old is slick and smooth with the puck and a smart, talented playmaker below the dots.
    Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The former linebacker worked through some traffic on a celebratory sideline and, with Washington in his sights, launched himself at the diminutive safety.
    Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Indeed, for the snow-viewer whose entire existence is devoted to detecting and registering slow-motion transformations occurring at both micro and macro scales, whose sacred daily mantra is lower the D, lower the D, lower the D, lower the D, the on-versus-off question is moot.
    Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
  • On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • To accompany the pork, add roasted red potatoes, petite green peas (frozen) and whole-grain rolls.
    Susan Nicholson, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • For the best petite jeans for women at the best price point, look no further than Gap.
    Talia Abbas, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Today, pocket-size family farmsteads on the canyon floor, often tucked against sheer walls, coexist with the ancient ruins and rock art.
    Derek M. Norman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The 160-page, pocket-size book — which in customary Michelin style includes a detachable city map — signals the growing stature of Detroit in the tourism industry.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The Vault by Vans x Nicole McLaughlin Collection includes special-edition versions of the iconic Vans Slip-On VP VR3 LX with adaptations—think canvas pockets and easy-carry heel straps—inspired by a classic multi-pocket garden tote and workwear bucket bag often used on construction job sites.
    Hollyanna McCollom, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023
  • No multi-pocket backpacks or bags.
    Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2022
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“Minikin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minikin. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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