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Adjective
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Amateur astronomers can squint into an eight-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and learn how to identify a dwarf galaxy from a planetary nebula.—
Mark Johanson,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026 -
This dwarf morning glory flower is great for borders, containers or even as a groundcover.—
Mary Grace Granados
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Things that adults would never find entertaining can keep little bitty ones occupied for ages.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Maxine was a once little bitty speck of a thing who had a pretty rough start in life.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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While some of these toys and non-toy gifts are not evaluated in the Lab, editors still look for gifts put out by trusted brands, gifts with great reviews from purchasers, best-sellers and editors' favorites.—
Good Housekeeping,
Good Housekeeping,
13 Dec. 2022
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Not surprisingly, the non-toy version was well beyond my household budget, and — less surprisingly, still — months on back order.—
Marci Vogel,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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Willy’s older brother, Ben (Jonathan Cake, plummy-voiced and elegant, a cedar to Lane’s stunted apple tree), breezes in and out, always on the way to or from some impressive capital venture.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Corn that is overcrowded or planted too close together can lead to competition for resources such as water and nutrients, resulting in stunted, smaller, and underdeveloped ears.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Get miniature bottles of things like toothpaste, mouthwash, body powder, deodorant, hairspray and so forth.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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Cats slip in and out of their miniature palazzo, vanishing and reappearing as if through unseen doors.—
Mariella Rudi,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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How about the little things, like the mini bar, or shower goodies?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Bernhardt is Deathstalker, a legendary swordsman stuck with a cursed amulet who befriends swamp monsters and teams with a mini wizard (voiced by Patton Oswalt) to stop a dark magic from ruling the land.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These microscopic, bubblelike structures carry proteins, toxins and other molecular signals that influence how the immune system of the host responds.—
Panteha Torabian,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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Welsh worked alone, hunched over specialized microscopic equipment.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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In other words, on the micro level, the painting was more uniform than previously determined.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Runtish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runtish. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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