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as in small
not broad or open in views or opinions
to the Lilliputian minds of that small town any depiction of the nude, regardless of its artistry, was pornographic
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as in diminutive
of a size that is less than average
a model train carrying Lilliputian figures through a miniature landscape
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Recent Examples of Lilliputian
There’s something undeniably charming about a Lilliputian pickle in a glass of gin.
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Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
The Trump administration has been ensnared in a Lilliputian thicket of nationwide injunctions almost since the moment that Donald Trump was sworn in and began issuing executive orders.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 May 2025
Yet a conflict of sorts did break out on the fringes of the Côte d’Azur in 1963 when France, which surrounds three sides of this sovereign nation of a princely one square mile, demanded that its Lilliputian neighbor accept French taxation.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
Slovenia—a Lilliputian nation about the size of New Jersey but with less than a quarter of its population—has many stories to tell.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
The Lilliputian sellers regularly fail to do damage when matched with the oblivious index money.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
Lo trumpets Lilliputian equipment: 1-quart pots; an immersion blender in place of a behemoth; a toaster oven in lieu of a conventional one.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 2 Aug. 2024
They’re served in Lilliputian beer steins that look like they were pulled from a doll house.
—Becky Cooper, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Photograph: Ted Stryk/NASA/SwRI/MSS Yet the relatively small hearts in Lilliputian moons like Enceladus don’t contain enough radioactive matter to keep them toasty for billions of years.
—WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023
Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
The Trump administration has been ensnared in a Lilliputian thicket of nationwide injunctions almost since the moment that Donald Trump was sworn in and began issuing executive orders.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 May 2025
Yet a conflict of sorts did break out on the fringes of the Côte d’Azur in 1963 when France, which surrounds three sides of this sovereign nation of a princely one square mile, demanded that its Lilliputian neighbor accept French taxation.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
Slovenia—a Lilliputian nation about the size of New Jersey but with less than a quarter of its population—has many stories to tell.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
The Lilliputian sellers regularly fail to do damage when matched with the oblivious index money.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
Lo trumpets Lilliputian equipment: 1-quart pots; an immersion blender in place of a behemoth; a toaster oven in lieu of a conventional one.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 2 Aug. 2024
They’re served in Lilliputian beer steins that look like they were pulled from a doll house.
—Becky Cooper, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Photograph: Ted Stryk/NASA/SwRI/MSS Yet the relatively small hearts in Lilliputian moons like Enceladus don’t contain enough radioactive matter to keep them toasty for billions of years.
—WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Lilliputian
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After selling baklava at the Stock Show, the Unlus rented their first resraurant space in a small Eighth Avenue food hall.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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The Virgo moon asks you to focus on the small tasks.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The diminutive restaurant is about as no-nonsense inside as out.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Even still, most of its diminutive size was just plastic packaging, encasing the far tinier, unfathomably dense network of billions of transistors embedded in silicon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Instead, Defendants appear to be actively undermining the restoration of the Kennedy Center’s name, in a petty act of defiance.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
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The two deaths join a long list of other instances of Black Americans dying in interactions with police after accusations of petty criminal offenses.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
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There, officers found the little girl with severe, life-threatening injuries.—
Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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Contrary to popular belief, the central bank has little influence over home loan rates.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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In the most parochial place that ever was or ever will be, authenticity functions as a means of psychic gatekeeping, and someone who doesn’t speak the lingua Francona isn’t someone who’s worth listening to when the game’s on.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
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Of course, the ever-parochial instincts of Chicago, where neighborhood loyalties rule and aldermen are fiercely protective of their ward domains, means the decision on the location of any future Leo landmark could be contentious.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The tiny female hippo is already drawing comparisons to the beloved Moo Deng, the Thai baby pygmy hippo who became a global sensation in 2024.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Hopefully, this will help determine whether they’re sparked by an eruption from a single neutron star, or when two of these tiny but massive bodies collide.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
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The narrow win pushed Morocco into first place in Group C, all but securing a spot in the knockout rounds for the 2022 World Cup semifinalists.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
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Just outside downtown, this narrow stretch of former warehouses is now lined with markets, mom-and-pop shops and restaurants that spill onto the sidewalks all summer long.—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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The technology combines miniature gas sensors with machine-learning software to identify chemical signatures associated with food spoilage and common allergens.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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Former newspaper boxes will serve as miniature food pantries at locations like fire stations and community centers in Little Rock because of a new city initiative.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
17 June 2026
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“Lilliputian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Lilliputian. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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