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dwarf

adjective as in miniature, tiny

noun as in (in folklore) a small being having magic powers

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He preferred relations between Snow White and the dwarves to be a bit more fraught.

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For most of its 122-year existence, Atlético Madrid has been seen as the Spanish capital’s also-ran, dwarfed by its crosstown rival Real Madrid.

A research team led by University of California San Diego Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Adam Burgasser has now detected phosphine in the atmosphere of a cool, ancient brown dwarf known as Wolf 1130C.

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Soon, Venezuelans were scrambling for the borders in an exodus that dwarfed the outflow of refugees from war-torn Syria.

How OpenAI plans to pay for spending plans that dwarf its revenue is a big question these days.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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