miniature
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When I made the tiny dancer in my music box turn pirouette after pirouette, I was captivated by more than just her pretty miniature tutu.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
According to the researchers, physiology by itself cannot account for this rapid move toward miniature bodies either.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Another treasure in the collection for Val is a miniature school for little bears - she said she still remembers all the names she gave to the little pupils.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
A string of miniature national flags flapped in the wind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Behind us, the hat spun out into the morning air in a white blur, like a miniature flying saucer, and landed right smack in the middle of the highway.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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Many more eccentric characters appear, such as Tristram’s Uncle Toby, a wounded veteran who loses himself by re-creating former battles with miniatures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
The two accompanied one another as they walked through bookcases filled with leather-bound volumes, before inspecting some of the miniatures made especially for the world's largest dollhouse.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
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
The couples in the Mughal miniatures had modestly covered themselves in shadow.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Vocabulary lists containing miniature
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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