variants
or pint-sized
as in diminutive
of a size that is less than average
a pint-size wrestler who could defeat opponents twice his size
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Recent Examples of pint-size
San Bernardino County officials approved new deals in April with a local nonprofit to help sterilize and relocate many of the pint-size equines to sanctuaries.
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Annie Goodykoontz, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The work begins at 4 a.m. when the first shift arrives at the pint-size bakery, with most working around a small center table.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
The pint-size dog, named Eevee, carried a larger-than-life presence at the evening event, claiming center stage in a moment that went viral after being shared to the platform under @cinthyakarelyy.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Samantha Eggar plays a disturbed woman who brings monsters to a custody battle, manifesting her resentment as pint-size rage babies that threaten her daughter, her ex-husband, and anyone else who gets on her bad side.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
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Annie Goodykoontz, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The work begins at 4 a.m. when the first shift arrives at the pint-size bakery, with most working around a small center table.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
The pint-size dog, named Eevee, carried a larger-than-life presence at the evening event, claiming center stage in a moment that went viral after being shared to the platform under @cinthyakarelyy.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Samantha Eggar plays a disturbed woman who brings monsters to a custody battle, manifesting her resentment as pint-size rage babies that threaten her daughter, her ex-husband, and anyone else who gets on her bad side.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pint-size
Adjective
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Hawkins is the revelation here, a diminutive, hippy-dippy monster.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
21 July 2025
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Over the past century, however, pollution, invasive species and excessive water pumping have destabilized the ecosystem, pushing the diminutive delta smelt toward extinction.—
Moira Donovan,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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The Kitchen by Cooking with Que is open to the public Fridays and Saturdays as a small café. Contact Detroit Free Press food and restaurant writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news and tips to: sselasky@freepress.com.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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Bringing bold wallpaper into a small space can be a fun way to add a bit of a ‘wow’ factor, and that is precisely what Laws did in this 40-square-foot half-bath.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Easy to apply and then reapply, the miniature stick tucks into beach bags or backpacks and takes up minimal space.—
Jené Luciani Sena , Caitlyn Martyn
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FOXNews.com,
28 July 2025
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The Paper Plane mixes bourbon and Amaro Nonino, garnished with an adorable miniature paper airplane on the coupe rim.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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“Pint-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pint-size. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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