1
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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2
as in specks
a very small amount
that speech didn't make a mite of sense
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Recent Examples of mites
Use a magnifying glass, and look on the underside of foliage where mites like to hide.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
The best down alternative pillows, however, are popular for resembling down without the dust and mites that can often wreak havoc on sinuses overnight.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025
This would either be an acaricide — a pesticide that kills ticks and mites, and is found in many pet flea collars and tick medications — or a vaccine that would make the deer more resistant to Lyme disease over time.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
Although mites are arachnids, the most common garden insect pests, namely aphids, scales, mealybugs, and whiteflies, all suck from plant foliage with stylets.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
His skin was irritated and his ears had mites.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Though microscopic in size, the mites responsible for mange leave a visual trail of destruction.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Fran is litterbox trained and was treated for ear mites.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
The best down alternative pillows, however, are popular for resembling down without the dust and mites that can often wreak havoc on sinuses overnight.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025
This would either be an acaricide — a pesticide that kills ticks and mites, and is found in many pet flea collars and tick medications — or a vaccine that would make the deer more resistant to Lyme disease over time.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
Although mites are arachnids, the most common garden insect pests, namely aphids, scales, mealybugs, and whiteflies, all suck from plant foliage with stylets.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
His skin was irritated and his ears had mites.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Though microscopic in size, the mites responsible for mange leave a visual trail of destruction.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Fran is litterbox trained and was treated for ear mites.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mites
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As kobolds go, Heinzelmann was more harmless than most, going about his business protecting the castle from giants and dwarves and keeping the staff updated on faerie gossip, as well as protecting the chambermaids from unwelcome attentions from visiting noblemen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Fighting off hordes of alien monstrosities AND digging for rare minerals in outer space as a crew of beer-swilling, ass kicking space dwarves?—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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These black specks show up each autumn, congregating on my screens and windowsill, and complicating my desire to open the window on a pleasant day.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
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The vacuum is dedicated to getting even the tiniest specks of dirt, circling back two or three times until the area is spotless.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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Pumpkin patches, sticker jeans, and some littles who take Halloween very seriously.—
Sarah Sotoodeh,
FOXNews.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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But the restriction appeared to do little to keep the pollution at bay.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The spa has a bevy of services, including mineral baths, massages, facials, scrubs, body wraps, and a full-service salon.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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The maze is quite scary, including an It-style clown with a chainsaw, chainsaw-wielding doctors in scrubs, and Beryl at the center of it all as the town’s biggest cultural claim to fame, the Headless Horseman.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The trade deadline came and went for the Detroit Lions, and for a team that isn’t known for making in-season splashes, this was par for the course.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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But just like those old Higdon’s the new model splashes and bobs aggressively.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Argentine-Spanish artist — best known for her Latin urban, alternative music songs with hints of neo soul and R&B — discovered the tropical genre during her teenage years while buying vinyl records in Madrid.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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Xi’s and Lee’s banter coincided with hints of warming relations between the two Asian nations.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The amount of space between garden soil particles is so minuscule that container plants struggle to send their roots into it and extract nutrients from it.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Its particles contain a uranium kernel wrapped in three layers of carbon and ceramic materials.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Directed by Olivier & Tony Award nominee Jeremy Herrin (People, Places and Things; Wolf Hall) and MacMillan, Every Brilliant Thing revolves around a man who looks back at his life and the glimmers of hope that carried him through.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Well, that’s where the Golden State truly glimmers.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Mites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mites. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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