miniatures

plural of miniature
as in reproductions
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 miniatures The collection includes oil paintings, watercolors and miniatures by artists who lived and worked in India during the 18th and 19th centuries. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The works were given without any tax incentives and include oil paintings, watercolors, and miniatures by artists who resided in South Asia during the 18th and 19th centuries. — News Desk, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026 Access to materials such as Tough 1500 V2 already expands its usefulness beyond miniatures and decorative prints, opening up functional projects without requiring a professional system. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 Launched earlier this year by Stanford engineering graduate and former venture capitalist Madilyn Ontiveros Plumlee, Vero Studio specializes in the niche art form of bridal miniatures. — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 This includes pyrotechnics, miniatures, and animatronics to special makeup effects, forced perspective sets and other practical crafts. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 Yet there is a Hoya craze going on right now, and enthusiasts are assembling formidable collections of its many species, including miniatures. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026 Searches are exploding around tactile, beginner-friendly crafts—from crochet and embroidery to miniatures and clay projects, says Sydney Stanback, global trends and insights lead at Pinterest. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 27 Aug. 2026 For centuries, Arctic cold has kept plant life small, a sort of dollhouse of Earth's miniatures. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miniatures
Noun
  • Black-and-white reproductions of historic expedition photos accent hallways and suites.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
  • On the editorial side, this includes the licenses for reproductions in books like exhibition catalogs, scholarly tomes, and even the covers of novels, as well as publications, for news coverage and criticism for exhibitions as well as general use.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In this way, the replicas are imbued with the modern events tied to their materials.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Fielder has made a career out of constructing elaborate social experiments, like building exact replicas of people’s homes and hiring actors to impersonate their loved ones on The Rehearsal.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Miniatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miniatures. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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