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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
This movie was a foundational text for a generation, made all the more nostalgic by the fact that most of the young cast stayed out of the limelight afterward, forever preserved in our memories as pint-size rock stars (RIP, drummer Freddy).
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
Stepping just outside his pint-size studio, though, Díaz-Reixa’s own living space is ample and decidedly un-cavelike.
—Paula Mejía, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2024
During the pandemic, the tiny dollhouses reemerged as pint-size places for a nostalgic escape in quarantine.
—Lauren Vaccaro, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2024
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The pint-size Sonos Roam (9/10, WIRED Recommends) has become our favorite smart portable speaker.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
Stepping just outside his pint-size studio, though, Díaz-Reixa’s own living space is ample and decidedly un-cavelike.
—Paula Mejía, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2024
During the pandemic, the tiny dollhouses reemerged as pint-size places for a nostalgic escape in quarantine.
—Lauren Vaccaro, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2024
Best Portable Speaker Photograph: Sonos Sonos Roam $179 at Sonos
The pint-size Sonos Roam (9/10, WIRED Recommends) has become our favorite smart portable speaker.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pint-size
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These are diminutive soft-bodied crustaceans that live in an oyster’s gills.Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2024
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With orange eyes and greyish-green skin, the diminutive Hutlett is the spitting image of his gangster father, Jabba, only smaller.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Shaikh said the swap is happening in the food hall's incubator section, where small businesses can get a stall and a six month lease to try out new concepts.Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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Many were small, but if the thunderstorm coincided with Santa Ana winds, the gusts could blow embers into the canyons, spreading the conflagration rapidly.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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The monsters are tall and impressively athletic-looking, with devil ears and animatronic snouts that snap like miniature crocodile jaws.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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His miniature self walks to the last room on the right, which is almost entirely empty.Barry Levitt, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Pint-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pint-size. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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