as in tiny
very small in size
a dollhouse with miniature furnishings
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as in reproduction
an exact representation of something in greatly reduced size
a diorama filled with miniatures of town buildings as they looked in the 19th century
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Recent Examples of miniature
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
Bonus points for the show’s psychedelic sequences, typically populated by strange miniature humanoids who look like twisted, western versions of Hayao Miyazaki’s weird little guys.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
The use of the miniatures is so striking, there’s just a strangeness to the movie, a feeling that something’s not quite right.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
From these plots Du turns Coconut Trees into a miniature travelogue and existential road picture—come for the beautiful locales, stay for a conversation about fate, faith, and regret worthy of Rohmer—with faint wisps of a ghost tale.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
Bonus points for the show’s psychedelic sequences, typically populated by strange miniature humanoids who look like twisted, western versions of Hayao Miyazaki’s weird little guys.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
Many a short film that is later expanded into a feature feels reverse-engineered for that specific purpose: an eye-catching taster of what is clearly intended as a larger work, though perhaps not wholly satisfying as a miniature.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
The use of the miniatures is so striking, there’s just a strangeness to the movie, a feeling that something’s not quite right.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miniature
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For those who need fast storage on the go, the Samsung Portable T7 SSD is tiny, secure, and now 25% off!—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
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My worst days were spent being transported to the courtroom shackled and isolated in a tiny cage, waiting to be summoned into trial.—
James L. Dold,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2025
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That means these sharks may be investing less energy in reproduction, potentially leading to fewer successful pregnancies.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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But the science of menopause is considerably more recent, dating to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when physicians in Europe began to research the effects of chemicals secreted by the body which control reproduction.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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The aerial clash turns so colossal, the fighters on both factions appear like minuscule specks in a flock of birds.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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That said, a minuscule amount of product truly goes such a long way.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
28 Feb. 2025
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Newsweek's analysis of Google Earth imagery shows that construction of the replica compound began sometime between mid-October and early November 2014.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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By bringing these artwork replicas to Little Haiti, the organizers hope to inspire a deeper appreciation for Haiti’s contributions to the global cultural landscape.—
Jonel Juste,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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And while imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, affinity and envy aren’t enough to explain the abruptness and totality of the Trump administration’s adoption of every Russian position.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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Sage, cloves, garlic, pepper, green pepper, imitation vanilla, and some herbs tend to take on a strong, bitter flavor.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
25 Feb. 2025
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In an early iteration of the data center model, Epsilon provided connectivity and colocation facilities to house computer servers for customers such as banks.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Foundation models are being enhanced with multi-modality and pre-training is still growing.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Miniature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miniature. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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