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or pint-sized
as in diminutive
of a size that is less than average
a pint-size wrestler who could defeat opponents twice his size
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Recent Examples of pint-size
Samantha Eggar plays a disturbed woman who brings monsters to a custody battle, manifesting her resentment as pint-size rage babies that threaten her daughter, her ex-husband, and anyone else who gets on her bad side.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The pint-size European exclusive is an electric quadricycle inspired by the original Fiat 500 city car, and is as adorable as can be.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
To address the overpopulation problem, county officials have approved new deals with a local nonprofit to help sterilize and relocate many of the pint-size equines to sanctuaries.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Keep reading to find more pint-size spaces available at Amazon for under $21,000.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2025
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The pint-size European exclusive is an electric quadricycle inspired by the original Fiat 500 city car, and is as adorable as can be.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
To address the overpopulation problem, county officials have approved new deals with a local nonprofit to help sterilize and relocate many of the pint-size equines to sanctuaries.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Keep reading to find more pint-size spaces available at Amazon for under $21,000.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pint-size
Adjective
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And following a violent barn house showdown in which a diminutive, yet completely feral, octogenarian visibly grows new fangs, such suspicions are confirmed.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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One-quarter of the way through the 21st Century, high-end SUVs are one of the dominant categories in the automotive market — every brand from Acura to Volvo has them, in sizes ranging from diminutive to Brobdingnagian.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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The small resort town of McCall is about 450 miles southwest of where the search for Decker is currently focused.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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The small core teams who operate them are usually experts in biodiversity and community engagement, but not marketing.—
Michelle Greenwald,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Kids darted among game booths, waving miniature Panthers flags, and volunteers handed out popsicles and sunblock.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
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Raymond and her husband bought the land three decades ago to run a hobby farm, raising miniature donkeys, goats, chickens, horses, ducks and ponies.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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“Pint-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pint-size. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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