miniature
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The sculptor and his workmen look like miniature figures as they work on the 14-meter monument in honor of the pope, who is a Peruvian citizen.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
At the Sunday reception, the couple had their first dance, with Bettina Trump wearing her wedding dress, and ate a five-tier wedding cake topped with a miniature bride and groom.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
These small icy grains effectively behave like miniature comets.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
It’s a miniature epic that packs a large amount of feeling into a small space, with enough musical ideas for two additional songs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Our miniature caravan hustled into the side gate of Korla with apologies to the old gatekeeper, who had just settled down into a barber’s chair.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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To prefer these easily manipulable miniatures, however vivid their colors, to the messy present is a form of evasion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Conjuring fossils, keepsakes, toys and relics, these nostalgic, tactile miniatures suggest that Duchamp, the consummate iconoclast, may have believed in the aesthetic, transformational power of art after all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Thanks to a melange of practical effects, matte paintings, miniatures, models and costly, groundbreaking special effects, Donner achieved a superhero movie that looks unlike anything made in the decades since.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2025
Half-prank, half-pastiche and 100% punk rock, the film’s mishmash aesthetics are due to the many artists who volunteered to build out Drew’s gender-bending Gotham City by any means necessary, from animation to stop-motion to miniatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
He had ledges full of Star Wars miniatures, and a huge The Empire Strikes Back poster on his wall.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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Vocabulary lists containing miniature
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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Stroke of Genius: Words About Painting
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It's the Little Things: Synonyms for "Small"
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