minikin

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Adjective
  • This cute mini skort can be worn with any top already in your wardrobe, or with the Gap crop tank top as a matching set.
    Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The mini halter dress featured a plunging cowl neckline and a thigh-bearing asymmetrical skirt.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • For smaller yards, consider dwarf or semi-dwarf varieties, such as the disease-resistant Baldwin apple.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
  • These dwarf galaxies provide a unique laboratory for studying black hole formation and early evolution, thanks to their relatively quiet merger histories compared to those of massive galaxies.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Olah is a boyish, elfin prodigy who, at nineteen, met Amodei on his first visit to the Bay Area.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • That effort also brought back the rare frosted elfin butterfly for the first time in decades.
    Diana Stralberg, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Similarly diminutive and affordable chicken wraps rolled out at Sonic and Popeyes.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The diminutive guard is a terrific athlete who can sky around the rim as well as burst his way by opposing defenders.
    Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The upstairs room, a supper club, is smallish and cheaply finished; the food is an afterthought, the party never-starting.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Most open up to a smallish balcony, just big enough for a book and coffee.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The next, a multi-course tasting menu featuring teriyaki king oyster mushrooms and springbok carpaccio with wasabi aioli and micro radish.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Microhistory was really a point of departure in thinking about how micro events, or things that are very small in scale, can really prompt other things.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Mini Kabob’s Pan-Seared Chicken Cutlets The Martirosyan family has been serving kebabs from their petite storefront in Glendale for the past 30 years.
    Restaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Best Midcentury Clock Unexpected red theory meets midcentury-modern in this petite tabletop clock from Seiko.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Large clutches, like those at Bottega Veneta and Chanel, and comfortable shoulder bags like the Miu Miu multi-pocket bag, also featured.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Built with water-resistant polyester, this spacious duffel has a dedicated shoe compartment, an end pocket for wet or dirty clothes, a multi-pocket compression panel for organization, and an interior divider curtain that can be removed to hold bulky clothes or outdoor gear.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Minikin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minikin. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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