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Lilliputian

[lil-i-pyoo-shuhn] / ˌlɪl ɪˈpju ʃən /


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I’m no Luddite, though I did cling to my BlackBerry, with its winning Lilliputian keyboard, surrendering reluctantly to an iPhone only when the BlackBerry became extinct.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

The visual goal, she reminded us: “It’s about being in Lilliputian land — about making your trough believable, a miniature landscape.”

From Seattle Times Aug. 9, 2023

For his Lilliputian rivals, the new conglomerate was a nightmare.

From New York Times Jun. 27, 2022

It’s why Lue favored Lilliputian lineups instead of playing backup center Isaiah Hartenstein, even though they didn’t even have a true backup power forward with Batum out.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2021

Arnold’s photograph of the aftermath showed a Lilliputian man, possibly Burnham, standing before a great mound of shattered wood and tangled steel.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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