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
Maddie Carr, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
In the now-viral clip, Alan flips through pages densely packed with miniature script—a habit he's maintained since the couple began dating in 2019.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
The climax of this biopic in miniature, of course, is the crash, which, like Sully, dramatizes the cockpit transcript from the real-life event with word-for-word detail.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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Adjective
Admission: Free Kansas City Northern Railroad Take a train ride with this miniature train attraction.
—Maddie Carr, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
In the now-viral clip, Alan flips through pages densely packed with miniature script—a habit he's maintained since the couple began dating in 2019.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
Noun
With that being said, my personal favorite is the mystery room, featuring a spooky haunted house miniature display, as well as a crime solving display above the shelves.
—American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
The climax of this biopic in miniature, of course, is the crash, which, like Sully, dramatizes the cockpit transcript from the real-life event with word-for-word detail.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miniature
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Tech has a tiny presence on the Southeast Asia 500, generating just under 3% of the list’s total revenue.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
22 June 2025
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Capture brain signals: The device's tiny electrodes pick up signals from individual neurons in the motor cortex.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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Ticket Information Imperial War Museum/Underground Air-Raid Exhibit Located within the larger Imperial War Museum, the reproduction of an underground air-raid shelter exhibit offers visitors a chilling sense of what life was like during the London Blitz.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Some of the original wallpapers were scanned and reprinted, while headboards feature large-scale reproductions of watercolor landscapes by Sosthène Weis, the Luxembourgish painter whose works are on display at the National Museum of History and Art.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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Despite the camera’s minuscule size, image quality holds up.—
Sam Kieldsen,
Wired News,
27 June 2025
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Equally alarming is the minuscule investment in research, which receives less than 0.2% of the National Institutes of Health budget, despite the massive economic toll.—
Julienne Verdi,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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Its rebirth began as a digital model in The Golf Club video game and was brought to life in the sandy soil of central Wisconsin—now a near-exact replica.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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In collaboration with The Intel Lab, Orion Intel created a 3D replica of the plant.—
Jeff Goertzen,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025
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The pinstriped Padre had just authored a sharp imitation of one of baseball’s iconic moments by another pinstriped slugging center fielder.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Companies such as Hermès, which has navigated numerous industry shifts and challenges throughout its 188-year history, will likely find a way to combat the threat of low-cost imitations.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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In the cerebral artery flow model in the lab, Heit says, the milli-spinner was 100% effective at removing clots in more than 500 attempts.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Plenty of Apple smart watches are slashed at Amazon, like the SE model that’s under $200 right now.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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“Miniature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miniature. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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