minikin

Definition of minikinnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minikin
Adjective
  • The Pines at Woodloch Hawley, Pennsylvania With activities for all ages—indoor and outdoor pools, bumper boats, mini golf, water skiing, archery, and seasonal snow tubing—there’s no shortage of fun at The Pines at Woodloch.
    Chelsea Adams, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • The first photos showed her in a black lace bodysuit that revealed her bra and micro mini shorts below.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 20 June 2026
Adjective
  • These semi-dwarf shrubs have a nice, rounded form that maxes out at 4 or 5 feet wide and tall.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • Additionally, new facilities such as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, are expected to discover more dwarf galaxies for researchers to study.
    Christopher Karwin, The Conversation, 8 June 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
  • The diminutive restaurant is about as no-nonsense inside as out.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Even still, most of its diminutive size was just plastic packaging, encasing the far tinier, unfathomably dense network of billions of transistors embedded in silicon.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Adjective
  • Then again, that’s a smallish sample size and there were some true bangers in the years right before, so the jury is still out.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • By 1900, the Irish-speaking areas were a ragged patchwork of smallish standalone zones, clinging to the island’s western and southern shores.
    Big Think, Big Think, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • Nano Nuclear Energy stock is poised to benefit as the nuclear power provider takes steps to commercialize its micro-modular reactor in the midst of the artificial intelligence power boom, according to Roth Capital Partners.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 19 June 2026
  • Blink49 head of vertical content Tieren Hawkins is writing the micro drama.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • This incredibly soft, stretchy, cropped shirt fits your body without squeezing, so your petite frame won’t get lost in it.
    Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
  • Droves of shoppers are also going after these mid-rise Skechers pants that are primed for workouts and lounge sessions, as well as these Gloria Vanderbilt straight-leg jeans that my petite mom has worn for more than 15 years.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 22 June 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 24 Jun. 2026.

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