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as in diminutive
of a size that is less than average a model train carrying Lilliputian figures through a miniature landscape

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Recent Examples of Lilliputian Slovenia—a Lilliputian nation about the size of New Jersey but with less than a quarter of its population—has many stories to tell. Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 The Lilliputian sellers regularly fail to do damage when matched with the oblivious index money. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024 Lo trumpets Lilliputian equipment: 1-quart pots; an immersion blender in place of a behemoth; a toaster oven in lieu of a conventional one. Scott Hocker, theweek, 2 Aug. 2024 They’re served in Lilliputian beer steins that look like they were pulled from a doll house. Becky Cooper, New York Times, 7 May 2024 Photograph: Ted Stryk/NASA/SwRI/MSS Yet the relatively small hearts in Lilliputian moons like Enceladus don’t contain enough radioactive matter to keep them toasty for billions of years. WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023 Recent viral evening bags have been shaped like pigeons, covered in crystals and rendered useless by Lilliputian proportions. Aria Darcella / Photographs By F. Martin Ramin/the Wall Street Journal; Prop Styling By Sean Dooley , WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023 Yet the relatively small hearts in Lilliputian moons like Enceladus don’t contain enough radioactive matter to keep them toasty for billions of years. Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023 Though feedback in the category concerns Lilliputian vessels, readers nevertheless gave these brands some of the best marks received in any World’s Best Awards voting. Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Lilliputian
Adjective
  • Results were also mixed for a smaller sponsor, medical scrubs maker Figs, which sponsors the U.S. Olympic medical and training staff.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The movie follows a dancer (Britt Robertson) who gets cut from her company in the big city and returns home to her small town, only to find that her parents’ local performing arts venue is at risk of being closed.
    Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Carpenter begins performances of the song by having her microphone lowered from the rafters, pausing just above where her arms can reach in a play on her diminutive stature.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • For example, Pym Particles Productions UK, named after the technology which enables Disney's Ant-Man character to shrink, was only shut down in March this year, nine years after the release of its movie about the diminutive hero.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • The Rome of Gladiator II is purposefully over the top, using the backdrop of the ancient world as a way to examine how petty people have always been.
    Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Seeing Kwon land a deflating chest kick on Sam, Axel abandons his petty fight with Miguel and shifts his target.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • This comfy pair of undies gets bonus points for its buttery-smooth material, picot trim, and little rosette detail.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
  • These little niceties can leave a lasting impression and spur repeat visits throughout the year. 5.
    Rohit Arora, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • But these conservationists were not always taken seriously by professional ornithologists, who often viewed them as parochial animal lovers and laughed at their efforts.
    Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
  • There are literally thousands of other Americans worldwide who have dedicated their lives in similar ways to causes that are more consequential than parochial nationalism.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Victims are more than just statistics A map on Holt’s website marks hundreds of accident sites, but the tiny dots are more than statistical points.
    Daryl Perry, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
  • From the outside, Boca Chica appears to be a tiny village marked by a handful of houses along Boca Chica Beach.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Shutting down the Department of Education requires congressional approval and with Republicans holding a narrow majority in the Senate, Trump's bid faces a narrow path forward.
    Erin Doherty, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Blackhawks express desperation but don't show it in another narrow defeat What's ailing the Packers in the red zone?
    New York Times, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • That guest was Don Rickles, the late, great comedian who wrought garden-variety putdowns into miniature works of art.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
  • An exhibition of precious miniature objects from the 18th century at the Cognacq-Jay Museum in Paris was robbed on Wednesday, according to Le Monde.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024

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“Lilliputian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Lilliputian. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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