as in tiny
very small in size
a dollhouse with miniature furnishings
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as in reproduction
an exact representation of something in greatly reduced size
a diorama filled with miniatures of town buildings as they looked in the 19th century
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Recent Examples of miniature
Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
There's also a surprising amount of smoking for a kids' show, remarkable considering the effort the production team must have put into engineering miniature cigarettes for their stars.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Their alternatively affable and tense banter in front of the camera depict a fraught father-son relationship in miniature, but also how self-aware and intelligent Adrian could be even in his lowest moments.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
His owner, Alexandra Ramos, doesn’t need to say much to introduce the miniature horse to his first patient.
—Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
There's also a surprising amount of smoking for a kids' show, remarkable considering the effort the production team must have put into engineering miniature cigarettes for their stars.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
For at least 22 years, Nanos has been an expert in doll houses and other miniatures.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Their alternatively affable and tense banter in front of the camera depict a fraught father-son relationship in miniature, but also how self-aware and intelligent Adrian could be even in his lowest moments.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miniature
Adjective
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On a soupy September morning in northeast Wisconsin, a blue semi-truck arrives at Tisch Mills Farm Center in the tiny town of Carlton.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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In an ideal world, a tiny home could provide the ideal solution for in-laws to have space to visit your home for extended visits.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
6 Oct. 2025
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The latter inspired the presentation setting, a reproduction of different vignettes and tableau vivants scattered across the rooms of the restaurant, while the pattern decked many of the spring lineup’s new addition.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Driving the species’ new life in the fast lane are chromosomes involved with growth rate and reproduction timing, Zarri explains.—
Martin J. Kernan,
Scientific American,
26 Sep. 2025
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Stephen, despite filming in Paris on a minuscule budget, achieves an uncanny evocation of Asia and of the past.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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High-resolution 3-D scans allow researchers to visualize minuscule anatomies without lifting a scalpel.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Visitors can walk through wildflowers as military aircraft fly over a lonely barn-like hangar—a replica of one that housed the first practical flying machine.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Oct. 2025
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The decoy unfolds from a compact square box and inflates into a full-size F-35 replica within minutes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jane's chimp imitation was an easy choice to hook the average, even mildly interested, reader.—
Ron Arias,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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But Swift’s work with Jack Antonoff slipped into a too-reliable throwback synth-pop aesthetic that doesn’t feel fresh after years of iterations and imitations.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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What Kentucky House Bill 90 does Freestanding birthing centers, which have soared in popularity around the country in recent years, are separate from hospitals, providing a midwifery model of care with a focus on labor, delivery and the immediate postpartum period.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Tropical Storm Octave spaghetti models Illustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Miniature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miniature. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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