petits-maîtres

plural of petit-maître

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petits-maîtres
Noun
  • Finish the job by wiping down the fan blades with a damp cloth and a little mild soap.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
  • During that time, make a list of all the things that particular space needs, like cleaning out the closet, swapping out air filters, dusting fan blades, washing the walls, and cleaning the windows and under the rugs.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But letting them in was still a better idea than sitting here at her table, scrolling her phone, waiting for several thousand bucks to miraculously drop in her lap.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The bike plus the dual-battery extender package has a list price of $1,999, but again is available for a hundred bucks off at the time of writing.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And now, with a lucrative new four-year deal for film and TV at Paramount for their production company, Upside Down Pictures, they’re primed to become the crown princes of Hollywood.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Carousing dandies like Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and Oasis' Liam Gallagher also know that rock stars should be larger than life; their Union Jerk high jinks were refreshing after years of fame-shy American alt-rockers.
    EW Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Upon arriving at the hospital, doctors determined that the colorful bird — belonging to the same family as crows and jays — had left quite a bit of damage, including multiple fractures in Montalva's left cheekbone and a rare fracture of the hyoid bone in her neck.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Peanuts in the shell can be offered to large birds like woodpeckers, jays, and crows, which will cache them for the winter.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • We were blessed that people still accepted us as those underground dudes that still got bars.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Those are two dudes [CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens], and the other guys are as well.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Petits-maîtres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petits-ma%C3%AEtres. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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