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or pint-sized
as in diminutive
of a size that is less than average
a pint-size wrestler who could defeat opponents twice his size
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Recent Examples of pint-size
Pimiento cheese is stuffed into these pint-size Peppadew peppers for easy-to-pop treats.
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Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
Posted to the account dedicated to the pint-size fan (@lilguykai), the clip has been viewed 8.4 million times, with users delighted by his dancing.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
But the pint-size spaces, distinguished by their thin footprint and parallel counters, are a fact of life for plenty of urban dwellers.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
The sound is full and surprisingly warm, with good detail and more bass than most pint-size rivals.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pint-size
Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
Posted to the account dedicated to the pint-size fan (@lilguykai), the clip has been viewed 8.4 million times, with users delighted by his dancing.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
But the pint-size spaces, distinguished by their thin footprint and parallel counters, are a fact of life for plenty of urban dwellers.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
The sound is full and surprisingly warm, with good detail and more bass than most pint-size rivals.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pint-size
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pint-size
Adjective
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Presented here, through some visual trickery, as a diminutive schlump with a hideous comb-over, Hawke doesn’t exactly disappear into the role, which strikes me as fortuitous and perhaps deliberate.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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Named Grace after the late pioneer of software engineering Grace Murray Hopper, the diminutive craft will conduct several hops that reach up to 50 meters (164 feet) in the air before diving into a nearby crater that lives in permanent shadow.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Beneath that ice, the light sensors recorded an astronomically small number of photons: an upper range of 0.04 micromoles per square meter per second, a number very close to the theoretical minimum amount of light that photosynthesis can run on.—
Asher Elbein,
WIRED,
2 Mar. 2025
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Corporate taxes, contrary to popular belief, is relatively small ($50 billion).—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the back storeroom of the Olivera Egg Ranch in San Jose, Ed Olivera Jr., 76, gazed at miniature sepia and grey-tone photographs in an album splayed open on a long steel table.—
Jia H. Jung,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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For renters who have hardwood floors and may not want to sweep or vacuum as much, Munden said those people should look at adopting any form of a poodle (miniature, toy and standard), the American hairless terrier, Great Danes and French bulldogs.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Pint-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pint-size. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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