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Recent Examples of little people
The diagnosis also deepened her connection to the little people community, particularly among fellow artists with dwarfism.
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Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Three little people’s romantic quandaries are indeed inextricable from the crazy world.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
But that goes to show how little people knew about the 3-point contest then.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
What surprised me most wasn’t just how easy the donating process was but how little people know about it, and the misconceptions that prevent them from ever trying.
—Dave Oates, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
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Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Three little people’s romantic quandaries are indeed inextricable from the crazy world.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
But that goes to show how little people knew about the 3-point contest then.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
What surprised me most wasn’t just how easy the donating process was but how little people know about it, and the misconceptions that prevent them from ever trying.
—Dave Oates, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for little people
Noun
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The exhibition centers on a film created with generative AI trained on an archive that includes fairy folklore and the Victorian mania for invention.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Her glam team complemented the off-the-shoulder design with ethereal fairy makeup, including rosy pink blush and shimmering eyeshadow.—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The bar is decorated with candy canes, stockings, elves, Santas, reindeer, presents and Christmas trees.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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The plush toy monster elves come in many different outfits, colors and themes.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
Noun
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One goblin shark was spotted near Jarvis Island (halfway between Hawaii and the Cook Islands) and the other on the slope of the Tonga Trench southeast of Fiji.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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Spielberg turned one of science fiction’s grandest ideas — first contact with alien life — into the story of a boy and his weird little space-faring goblin best friend.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Millie Bobby Brown is coming to her husband's defense after internet trolls call him a bad parent.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Toussaint, a Black British actor, also addressed unpleasant early backlash against his casting from internet trolls.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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And thank the faeries for that.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Set to debut in the spring of 2026, Varga's new novel — a mix of Holly Black's The Cruel Prince and The Mummy — breathes life into Pakistani faerie mythology and explores how history is actually written.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Visitors also get to play Keepy Uppy, explore a life-sized gnome village, and have interactive adventures in the fairy garden.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
2 Dec. 2025
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Later German statues of gnomes and famous fairytale characters were stationed at points along the trail.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Pink styled her blonde hair in her signature pixie cut, framing her face with a rose gold iridescent glam.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 June 2026
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In the heyday of her career, her choppy hair, flat chest, sickly pallor and large darting eyes were a manic pixie dream.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Ryan Coogler knows ball … specifically, leprechauns who play ball.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
17 Nov. 2025
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On a recent weeklong daddy-and-me trip to Ireland, the duo donned sports coats and tweed hats to board planes, hunted for green apples in hotel gyms, and fueled up on Irish pub food for energy to chase leprechauns.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Little people.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/little%20people. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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