post·age-stamp
ˈpō-stij-ˌstamp 
: suggesting a postage stamp in size : very small
postage-stamp yards
: a government adhesive stamp or imprinted stamp for use on mail as evidence of prepayment of postage
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Cara Buckley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
At 5-foot-6, the 34-year-old is the postage-stamp sized poster child for little guys.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
In time, her postage stamp on Bleecker Street came to resemble her own little Avignon.
—Michael Mundy, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
From state legislatures to county boards and community groups, from tribal lands to city parks and postage-stamp backyards, everyday people are doing quiet, vital work to confront climate change and biodiversity loss.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
At 5-foot-6, the 34-year-old is the postage-stamp sized poster child for little guys.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Noun
Vision and hearing, for instance, are confined to the retina and the cochlea — parts the size of a postage stamp and a pea, respectively.
—Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
In time, her postage stamp on Bleecker Street came to resemble her own little Avignon.
—Michael Mundy, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Postage-stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postage-stamp. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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