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
Sizes range from mini (one scoop for $6), petite (two scoops for $8), moyen (three scoops for $9), or grand cru (five scoops for $15).
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Persimmon seeds: The seeds of the petite orange fruits are said to have clues about the weather.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
Designed by Seth Rogen, an ashtray collector himself, this handsome three-piece set reimagines the standard ashtray as something both artistic and functional with a bud vase accoutrement to house a petite bouquet or even some long stem matches.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2025
This is a petite 1930s Spanish-style villa equipped with a private entrance, garden, and parking.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2025
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Persimmon seeds: The seeds of the petite orange fruits are said to have clues about the weather.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
Designed by Seth Rogen, an ashtray collector himself, this handsome three-piece set reimagines the standard ashtray as something both artistic and functional with a bud vase accoutrement to house a petite bouquet or even some long stem matches.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2025
This is a petite 1930s Spanish-style villa equipped with a private entrance, garden, and parking.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petite
Adjective
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Skeet is a diminutive figure with short, gray hair, and a round face with prominent cheeks.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Thankfully, most garages will accommodate both, as these are diminutive vehicles when compared to any American iron of the era.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Before his death in 2023, Seidler had an especially close relationship with Preller and authorized previously unimaginable commitments for a smallish-market franchise.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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An audience that paid $300-600 for tickets to see him in an uncharacteristically smallish venue would have expected — and got — a little more for their money than that.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Plans for American Family Field's winterization − and a new public plaza featuring a beer garden, performance stage, and mini golf − are advancing.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Silver also gave some shine to the new mini Chapelier shopper with tonal twin leather handles.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, as Hjalmar’s 14-year-old daughter, Hedvig, the elfin Maaike Laanstra-Corn is delivering yet another wonderfully eccentric embodiment of a high-strung tween with a potentially perilous excess of imagination.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Sep. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Astronomers hunt these rogue black holes in dwarf galaxies because, when compared to large galaxies, their smaller masses and simpler evolutionary history preserve more clues about the early growth of black holes.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The shrub grows 6 to 15 feet tall; there are dwarf, medium-sized, and tall varieties.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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BofA downgraded Oklo , which makes advanced micro-nuclear reactors , to a hold on valuation.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Effective healing is micro-dosed, not mall-sprinted.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The barbecue rub seasoning adds a tiny bit of that familiar barbecue sweet-savory mixture.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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As a child in Cuba, Mike Fernandez watched as his teachers were replaced with government instructors, books vanished from classroom shelves and ultimately, Communist Party officials took over his dad's tiny sandwich stand.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Out-of-state travel that year, though, saw a small decrease compared to 2023.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Ohio State University, which enrolls the most international students in Ohio, reported a 37% drop in first-year international students and a slightly smaller number of total international students this year.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Petite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petite. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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