petits-maîtres

plural of petit-maître

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petits-maîtres
Noun
  • Liam Hemsworth picks up the White Wolf's blades on season 4 of the Netflix series that also stars Laurence Fishburne, and the suspense is killing us — not like a basilisk, but maybe a drowner.
    EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
  • For renewable energy, full-scale turbine blades have been mounted inside the tunnel to analyze airflow and noise patterns, research that has directly shaped modern wind energy designs.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This timeless sweater dress is reminiscent of Cameron Diaz’s character in The Holiday, and you’re bound to look like a million bucks wearing it.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The Brockermeyer family is one of the most prominent football names in the history of Fort Worth, but its connection to TCU was severed over a few hundred thousand bucks.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nineteen thousand resident white loyalists also supplemented British troops, as did at least eight thousand Irishmen and more than thirty thousand soldiers loaned to the king by princes in the German states.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This time, the drama centers on the schedules of both princes.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 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
  • The guys who did this are good dudes.
    Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But for a glorious period, all that mattered were the dudes being dudes.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Petits-maîtres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petits-ma%C3%AEtres. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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