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as in dwarves
a living thing much smaller than others of its kind
hummingbirds may be the pygmies of the avian world, but what they lack in size they make up for in beauty
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as in numbers
a person of no importance or influence
regrettably, most of the candidates for the party's nomination that year were political pygmies
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“Pygmies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pygmies. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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