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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

Crab Louie, created with seafood from the Chesapeake and sauced with what tastes like Thousand Island dressing, is stuffed into fragile, Lilliputian cones with creamy avocado mousse.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023

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

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2022

“I’m very sensitive. My feelings get hurt very easily. So you can tell the Lilliputian that I am not going to move until he apologizes.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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