as in diminutive
having a small and thin body
—usually used to describe a woman or girl
She's petite and has short black hair. a petite young woman
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Recent Examples of petite
Meanwhile, the petite spa offers a sauna, fitness room, and treatments that go beyond the usual (think facial acupuncture, Japanese Kobido massage, even chiropractic adjustments).
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Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
Part of Kohl's improvement has been returning to what customers liked buying before, including jewelry, petite clothing and proprietary brands.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Jewelry and women’s clothing had been a sore spot for Kohl’s after Buchanan’s predecessor, Tom Kingsbury, had opted for Kohl’s to carry less inventory (like fine jewelry and women’s petite sizing), which ultimately hurt business.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2025
Lee Petite Legendary Mid-Rise Straight-Leg Jeans Straight-leg jeans are another trending style this season, and Bounds is a fan of them for petite frames.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
Part of Kohl's improvement has been returning to what customers liked buying before, including jewelry, petite clothing and proprietary brands.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Jewelry and women’s clothing had been a sore spot for Kohl’s after Buchanan’s predecessor, Tom Kingsbury, had opted for Kohl’s to carry less inventory (like fine jewelry and women’s petite sizing), which ultimately hurt business.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2025
Lee Petite Legendary Mid-Rise Straight-Leg Jeans Straight-leg jeans are another trending style this season, and Bounds is a fan of them for petite frames.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petite
Adjective
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Primordial black holes, meanwhile, are theorized to be much more diminutive than even stellar mass black holes, with masses predicted to be anywhere from that of giant planets down to average-sized asteroids.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Rather, when Labor Day Weekend ended, the man leading the league in that category was Corbin Carroll, the diminutive (by baseball standards) right fielder playing for the underwhelming Arizona Diamondbacks.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Next is Boll’s bedroom, a smallish, enveloping cabin.—
Laura Bannister,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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Even though this smallish island was a fraction of the size of France, its capital markets enabled it to successfully finance its global contest with France, whose crude financial system was a severe handicap in financing those wars.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Another look worn by the YouTuber includes a unique jersey polo mini dress priced at $139 paired with the Good Ease leopard jeans, which retail for $188.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Presenter Paris Hilton wore a black leather The Blonds ensemble featuring flame appliques fashioned into a mini dress.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Numerous species are commercially available, from the culinary classic common thyme (Thymus vulgaris) to colorful flowering groundcovers such as elfin thyme (Thymus serpyllum) and creeping thyme (Thymus praecox).—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
25 Aug. 2025
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In a series of illustrated stories, Lung describes the Labubu as an elfin creature.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Other recent surveys have started to find small satellite galaxies orbiting isolated dwarf galaxies.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The team also discovered two more new species of dwarf gecko: Lygodactylus arnei and Lygodactylus andavambato.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Renaud Tixier’s movement is a highly innovative micro-rotor movement that features an inertia wheel within the micro-rotor and a ‘dancer’ spring, orchestrated to optimize winding by harvesting even the smallest motion.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lori Harvey celebrated the launch of Miu Miu’s Miutine fragrance at the Miutine Club in a studious mid-length hairstyle, shy blush, and her signature micro-French tips.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And in the case of this particular tiny home, the Timberline model by Amazon brand Allwood, that picture-perfect retreat is just a click away.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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So pack that sunscreen, toss a floppy hat into your weekend bag, and get ready to sip fruity drinks with tiny umbrellas.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Even if advised by a manufacturer, the marble cleaning solution should still be tested on a small, inconspicuous area before getting started.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Her list continues with small but frustrating oversights.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Petite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petite. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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