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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
In the series, which premiered Thursday, Stalter stars as Jessica, an eccentric and complacent but capable producer at a commercial agency who moves to London from New York — her pint-size scraggly dog in tow — after her seven-year relationship blows up.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Housed in a pint-size log cabin that is a mere 15 feet from her store there, the designer will be serving up hospitality essentials and prêt-à-picnic experiences.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
Nowadays, the pint-size pop princess splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2025
San Bernardino County officials approved new deals in April with a local nonprofit to help sterilize and relocate many of the pint-size equines to sanctuaries.
—Annie Goodykoontz, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Housed in a pint-size log cabin that is a mere 15 feet from her store there, the designer will be serving up hospitality essentials and prêt-à-picnic experiences.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
Nowadays, the pint-size pop princess splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2025
San Bernardino County officials approved new deals in April with a local nonprofit to help sterilize and relocate many of the pint-size equines to sanctuaries.
—Annie Goodykoontz, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pint-size
Adjective
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Vance played Trump’s diminutive assistant, reminiscent of Rourke’s diminutive assistant, Tattoo (Hervé Villechaize).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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However, the diminutive blue Smurfs took over as Smurfs’ Enchanted Voyage in 1984.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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On a sunny morning in late June, his exercise regimen began with small steps: His right foot keeping pace with the treadmill, his left foot stationary, off to the side.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Going directly from cooking inside the house and only trying my own food to trying small restaurants and traveling within a week’s span was a blessing.—
Kenneth J. Williams Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Once inside the lymph node, the liver cells induce it to start growing a miniature version of a liver, called an ectopic organ, which has the same function as the original.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Early plans for a Lilliputian Museum and Lilliputian Land with a miniature train and canal boat rides eventually got absorbed into Fantasyland.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Pint-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pint-size. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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