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miniature

[min-ee-uh-cher, -choor, min-uh-cher] / ˈmɪn i ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, ˈmɪn ə tʃər /


NOUN
tiny thing
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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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

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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