diminutive
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In the picture, Mahmoud sits on the floor flanked by the soldiers, looking diminutive, younger than his 22 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Our critic noted that the show is “joyful proof that diminutive sculpture can be intimate, funny and even moving.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
This was very much Diego Maradona's tournament, even if for most of the final Lothar Matthaus attempted to stick to the diminutive Argentine like a sweat-drenched polyester jersey in the Azteca heat.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Despite the movie’s theoretical scope, its execution is painfully and frustratingly diminutive.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
The last auditionee is a diminutive, large-eyed creature named Hazel who sings a song from Rent.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
Miden is a fictional island where “there are no longer any diminutives or pet names,” Raimo writes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2019
There is no mother’s care for the hatchlings, which will emerge as dark-toned diminutives in about 50 days, facing astronomical odds against survival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2018
But there’s no question the current setup treats them as diminutives, even while celebrating their “stories.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2016
Looking back over any chart of British naming trends and you'll see there's been a mania for diminutives in the past two decades.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2013
Write and define nouns expressing diminutives of the following nouns:—
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
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