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pygmies

noun

variants also pigmies
plural of pygmy
1
as in dwarfs
a living thing much smaller than others of its kind hummingbirds may be the pygmies of the avian world, but what they lack in size they make up for in beauty

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as in nobodies
a person of no importance or influence regrettably, most of the candidates for the party's nomination that year were political pygmies

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  1. dwarfs
  2. nobodies
  3. midgets
  4. lightweights
  5. shrimp
  6. insects
  7. ciphers
Noun
  • Watching all ten members sing at once is funny the way the seven dwarves all sleeping in their little beds next to each other is funny.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This is why a major question in the field is whether or not rocky planet atmospheres can even survive at all around M dwarfs.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of dwarfs
Noun
  • In the trailer, the civilians are selling themselves as a new breed of nobodies.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the tragicomic instability and the rotating cast of nobodies temporarily tasked with running the country, when seen in macroeconomic terms, Peru appears to be doing just fine, thank you.
    — Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Definition of nobodies
Noun
  • Dreyer went on to build many Indy 500 cars in the 1930s and built championship-winning sprint cars, midgets and quarter-midgets.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • From midgets to Indy cars, from sprint cars to stock cars, Stewart was at home behind the wheel.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2026
Definition of midgets
Noun
  • Jupiter, by comparison, is as much as 35 times denser than these two lightweights.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • The card will also feature several other San Diego-area boxers, including super lightweights Daniel Morales (8-0, 5 KOs) and Angel Juan Estrada (12-1-1, 9 KOs).
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of lightweights
Noun
  • Pour the sauce over and gently toss with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the shrimp and avocado are thoroughly coated.
    — Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Brine shrimp are a critical food source for the aquaculture industry.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2023
Definition of shrimp
Noun
  • How to Protect Bird Seed From Pests Rodents and insects will get into your bird seed if it isn’t stored properly.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026
  • After Wolf Alice’s high-energy opening set, her pre-show soundtrack was a loop of chirping insects and birds.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of insects
Noun
  • There’s that vibrancy and, on the other side of the ledger, dead boys, ciphers, unfinished or unfinishable quests.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Consider a dashboard that shows applications, including keys and libraries; network traffic protocols and ciphers; hardware, such as HSMs and TPMs; and third-party dependencies, including cryptographic or software bills of materials.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Definition of ciphers
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“Pygmies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pygmies. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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