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
Gwen McClure, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
By the time the couple adopted her from a dog rescue in Louisburg, Kansas, 3-year-old Gracie had birthed two litters of pups — part miniature poodle, part miniature Australian Shepherd.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Before Zoë showed up, Sarah ducked into the village shop and stole some dry, warm clothes for herself and Dinah along with candy and some liquor miniatures that will come in handy later.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Guests can ride down Germany's tallest indoor waterslide, go diving in a miniature sea, and hang out with flamingos in a rain forest.
—Gwen McClure, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
By the time the couple adopted her from a dog rescue in Louisburg, Kansas, 3-year-old Gracie had birthed two litters of pups — part miniature poodle, part miniature Australian Shepherd.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
What Our Readers Are Saying Our readers love these miniature, cheesy bites.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Before Zoë showed up, Sarah ducked into the village shop and stole some dry, warm clothes for herself and Dinah along with candy and some liquor miniatures that will come in handy later.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miniature
Adjective
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Family says county 'stole' family home over tiny tax, taking fight to Supreme Court.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, heat can cause iodide to be lost from the surface, leaving behind tiny holes.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Stock show judge Kyndal Reitzenstein emphasizes the differences between judging breeding cattle for reproduction and market animals for food.—
Sara Hansen,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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Their findings, detailed in a study published this month in Nature Communications, add new weight to evolutionary biology theories about the trade-off between aging and reproduction.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
22 Jan. 2026
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The stage was minuscule compared with most rinks.—
Bob Morris,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Whether someone gives him an award or not is kind of a minuscule thing.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Jan. 2026
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This season, Roseberry continued his mission with a haute couture collection that featured replica reptilian textures, protruding tusk breasts, scorpion bustiers and a translucent two-piece skirt suit rendered in hyperreal blowfish scales.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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The headtopper has an interesting history, as Queen Mary commissioned the pearl and diamond design from Garrard in 1913 as a replica of an ancestral jewel.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Scientists working at microscopic scales have relied on a single dominant fabrication technique to build complex 3D structures.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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For decades, microscopic robots lived mostly in our imagination.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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At first, its proliferation seemed to constitute a typical case of Hollywood copycatting; Big Little Lies becomes a smash, wins eight Emmys, begets flimsy imitations that lots of people watch anyway.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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The success of Korean cinema demonstrates how mastery through imitation can lead to genuine innovation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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That insight helps teams validate digital models earlier in development.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The other new entries are DSquared2 (which featured a hot celebrity) and Dolce & Gabbana (which generated heated controversy for its model casting).—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Miniature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miniature. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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