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
Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
While a miniature tool or two is advisable to keep in the junk drawer, the whole toolbox definitely doesn’t belong in there, especially as loose tools just floating around amidst clutter.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Drones function like miniature, flying garbage trucks Each of Airlift’s DJI drones can haul up to 15 kilograms (about 33 pounds) of trash at a time.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Mushi is a seven-month-old Maltipoo puppy, a cross between a Maltese and a miniature or toy poodle, and is adored by his owners Carmen and Bryan, 27, from California.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
While a miniature tool or two is advisable to keep in the junk drawer, the whole toolbox definitely doesn’t belong in there, especially as loose tools just floating around amidst clutter.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
Why Giovanni Loves Molise Molise is Italy in miniature.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Drones function like miniature, flying garbage trucks Each of Airlift’s DJI drones can haul up to 15 kilograms (about 33 pounds) of trash at a time.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miniature
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When the tiny home arrives, a semi-permanent setup is as easy as leveling the surface, hooking up utilities, and anchoring the home, if desired, which can be accomplished with the help of the builder’s team.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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Every day is a new chance to accurately fix the coördinates of my appearance in clothes, to make tiny adjustments, as if focussing a lens.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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The findings are changing the way scientists understand ant reproduction, showing that ants can produce individuals of another species as part of their life cycle.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Through pollination, insects enable the reproduction of flowering plants, including many that form the base of food chains or are agriculturally important to humans.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hickey glanced at her daughter’s trove, then at the store’s dense, minuscule universe.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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In recent weeks, the weekly take was dropping to the $500,000 range, then $400,000 and then last week’s gross was a minuscule $380,052.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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There is also an actual mechanical shark that visitors can manipulate, albeit a scale replica.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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One of the new additions to the lobby is a replica of a 1925 chandelier, recreated by artisans from photos that were discovered of the original ornate light fixture.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Third-party imitation involves observing interactions between two individuals then faithfully copying those interactions.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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On the control side, the company reports combining reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and linear-actuator torque control so K2 can switch gaits dynamically across complex terrains and sustain a natural, human-like walk.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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With the deployment of models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT models, Google’s Gemini, Microsoft’s Copilot, DeepSeek’s R and V series models, Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI and countless others, the vast majority of AI processing across the industry is already inference processing.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The 48 megapixel camera in the premium models houses a telephoto lens with 1x, 2x, 4x and 8× optical zoom and 8K recording capabilities.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Miniature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miniature. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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