as in diminutive
having a small and thin body
—usually used to describe a woman or girl
She's petite and has short black hair. a petite young woman
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Recent Examples of petite
Available in four hues and in regular, petite, and tall lengths, this top layer also boasts water resistance and zippered pockets.
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Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
This pair comes in short sizes that work on petite figures and thick fabric that will keep you toasty through winter.
—Esme Benjamin, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Even then, the petite teenager with the big bass guitar, powerful voice, and dynamic stage presence, was a force to be reckoned with.
—Pam Windsor, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Fluke Milanese appears on the as a minimalist adult fish stick paired with a petite salad of watercress, fennel, and shiso.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
This pair comes in short sizes that work on petite figures and thick fabric that will keep you toasty through winter.
—Esme Benjamin, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Even then, the petite teenager with the big bass guitar, powerful voice, and dynamic stage presence, was a force to be reckoned with.
—Pam Windsor, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Fluke Milanese appears on the as a minimalist adult fish stick paired with a petite salad of watercress, fennel, and shiso.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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The evening also included a mini Spring Awakening reunion, with original cast members Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, Lauren Pritchard and Gideon Glick coming together to support former costar Gallagher Jr. and director Michael Mayer, who helmed both the 2006 musical and Swept Away.Dave Quinn, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Drinking out of mini ceramic shot glasses with their miniature shoe boxes tops off the trip with a souvenir to remember.Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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Precisely the sorts of things that a federal coronavirus task force and its elfin leader should be focused on, in other words.Libby Watson, The New Republic, 15 May 2020
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Before leading me on a tour of the outdoor sets and soundstages, Logan, an elfin presence with a demeanor that splits the difference between fanatical and very nice, greeted me at his office in a repurposed hacienda.Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2020
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Breeders can plant the trees closer together to make test plots more efficient, and boughs grafted to a dwarf rootstock start producing apples two to three years earlier than those grafted to a traditional rootstock.Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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Dwarf Conifers Just like Japanese maple, dwarf conifers such as dwarf Alberta spruce (shown here) come in a range of shapes, sizes, and colors.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
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This is the 6th edition of the annual competition dedicated to highlighting the best in close-up, macro, and micro photography.New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2024
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The first micro drama on this slate, My Magic Tablet, is set to premiere in November.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
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The tiny fiber is detailed in a study published November 21 in the journal Nanoscale Advances.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
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Then the head turned ever so slightly, and this tiny helpless creature seemed to be looking up at me.Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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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
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Popular on Variety The duo take oversight of a significantly smaller media operation that Comcast executives are betting will fare better without the burden of a passel of large cable networks that, while still profitable, are in decline.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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The committee’s bipartisan group of election and law enforcement officials developed pocket-size guides to election laws for police officers to carry.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The pocket-size device is actually a Bluetooth speaker that looks great on a desk or bookshelf and ensures their jams are always playing.Malia Griggs, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Petite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petite. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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