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as in dwarfs
a living thing much smaller than others of its kind
the kitten was just a mite, hardly the size of my palm
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as in specks
a very small amount
that speech didn't make a mite of sense
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Recent Examples of mites
Chiggers are the tiny, parasitic larval stage of prostigmatid mites, also known as harvest mites, according to ScienceDirect, Baptist Health and the Cleveland Clinic.
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Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
19 June 2026
Carmen says the accumulation of cells and mites, as well as environmental debris, can largely increase allergies or worsen asthma for many people, so weekly changes are important.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
19 June 2026
The tiny irritants Americans call chiggers are the larval stage of Trombiculidae mites.
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Eva Flowe
june 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
That great size would have also posed a problem as its food sources on land were all tiny creatures such as mites and other much smaller arachnids.
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Shraddha Chakradhar,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Common pests that plague avocado trees include mites, caterpillars, lace bugs, and thrips.
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Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
8 June 2026
Where needed, eriophyid mites can be controlled with horticultural oil, neem oil or miticide sprays following label instructions.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
Alternatively, throw draperies and curtains into the dryer for 10 minutes to remove dust and kill mites; avoid ironing them by promptly removing and rehanging them.
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Emerson Latham,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
Cinnamon contains cinnamaldehyde, a compound found to disrupt the nervous system of insects, and works as a chemical-free pesticide to deter ants, fungus gnats, mites, aphids, mosquitoes, fruit flies, flies, and wasps.
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Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
23 May 2026
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
19 June 2026
Carmen says the accumulation of cells and mites, as well as environmental debris, can largely increase allergies or worsen asthma for many people, so weekly changes are important.
—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
19 June 2026
The tiny irritants Americans call chiggers are the larval stage of Trombiculidae mites.
—
Eva Flowe
june 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
That great size would have also posed a problem as its food sources on land were all tiny creatures such as mites and other much smaller arachnids.
—
Shraddha Chakradhar,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Common pests that plague avocado trees include mites, caterpillars, lace bugs, and thrips.
—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
8 June 2026
Where needed, eriophyid mites can be controlled with horticultural oil, neem oil or miticide sprays following label instructions.
—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
Alternatively, throw draperies and curtains into the dryer for 10 minutes to remove dust and kill mites; avoid ironing them by promptly removing and rehanging them.
—
Emerson Latham,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
Cinnamon contains cinnamaldehyde, a compound found to disrupt the nervous system of insects, and works as a chemical-free pesticide to deter ants, fungus gnats, mites, aphids, mosquitoes, fruit flies, flies, and wasps.
—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mites
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Brown dwarfs are weird objects that have masses that are intermediate between those of giant planets and small stars.
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Writer Steve Phillips’ investments in the race dwarfs spending by any other single donor.
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One released a chaff cascade—hell’s own monsoon manifesting as specks of light, sound, and EM pulses falling through the hanging garden.
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Kansas City isn't much of a pedestrian city, but now, blue and green specks of fans dot the sidewalks, like wildflowers poking through a crack in the pavement.
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Dreyer went on to build many Indy 500 cars in the 1930s and built championship-winning sprint cars, midgets and quarter-midgets.
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From midgets to Indy cars, from sprint cars to stock cars, Stewart was at home behind the wheel.
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Even the littles help out with age-appropriate tasks.
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Champagne for the adults and apple juice for the littles.
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The hotel’s wellness center offers Ayurvedic herbal scrubs, Reiki, hydrotherapy, lymphatic draining massages, colonics and acupuncture.
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Two women in medical scrubs are in the room, away from the deputies and prisoner.
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My grandmother’s version typically called just for the addition of generous sprinklings of Lawry’s garlic salt and black pepper—and that’s it.
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Seek Out Small Specimens Don’t reject the runts.
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Many of the paintings include a portrait of a Pullman porter or a maid surrounded by splashes of color and fragments of archival documents — newspaper clippings, timesheets, employee records.
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For outdoor use, the D2 Pro adds 270mm of ground clearance, IP65 protection against dust, mud, and water splashes, and a carbon steel frame for everyday durability.
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“Mites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mites. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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