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also undersize
as in diminutive
of a size that is less than average
though a football all-star in high school, he was just a mediocre, undersized player at the college level
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Recent Examples of undersized
But even that alteration lacked agency, existing as an artifact of necessity as the Bulls simply tried to survive with an undersized lineup at every position.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
When a rug is undersized, the entire space can feel disconnected.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
An undersized team, Creighton also managed a 41-35 rebounding advantage.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Perkins is a natural talent, but will face positional concerns in the NFL as a sort of undersized, hybrid linebacker.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
When a rug is undersized, the entire space can feel disconnected.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
An undersized team, Creighton also managed a 41-35 rebounding advantage.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Perkins is a natural talent, but will face positional concerns in the NFL as a sort of undersized, hybrid linebacker.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undersized
Adjective
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Wearing a skin-tight black leather jumpsuit and futuristic sunglasses, with her tiny chihuahua, Pilaf, in her arms, the entire look felt straight from The Matrix, if that franchise added the character of a diminutive dog to the mix.—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
28 Feb. 2026
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Set a century before the events of Game of Thrones and 72 years after House of the Dragon, A Knight of Seven Kingdom follows two unlikely heroes wandering Westeros … a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Published in the journal Matter, the underlying mechanisms behind the inferior photochemical of polymer acceptor and develops a method to enhance both efficiency and stability through small-molecule incorporation.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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February storms brought fresh snow to the Sierra Nevada, but California’s snowpack remains far smaller than average during a winter that has brought record warmth across much of the West.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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After that 12-day war in June, Tehran was left with little negotiating leverage, its nuclear facilities heavily damaged, its proxies nearly neutralized and its economy in tatters.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Leading by five goals in Honduras after 45 minutes allowed for a full-strength performance over Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami and little concern in the second leg against Real España, rotating numerous players ahead of the spring trip to Texas.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Undersized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersized. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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