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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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From hiking to a waterfall with Nigerian dwarf goats to a visit to a magical tea house in the Arts District, give your loved ones the gift of calm this holiday season.

Immigration was a major issue that helped propel Trump to the White House, but in terms of voter concerns it was still dwarfed by worries about the economy and inflation.

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Moore said there were "many, including myself, fearing that the scale of this issue across the Bradford district will dwarf that of Rotherham".

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In a place long circumscribed by disaster, Bass is facing a catastrophe with financial and logistical burdens that will likely dwarf the combined fallout from the 1994 Northridge earthquake and the 1992 civil unrest.

That is why astrobiologists are increasingly turning their eyes toward icy bodies like the Jovian moons of Europa and Ganymede, Saturn’s moons Titan and Enceladus, Uranus' moon Miranda and the dwarf planet Ceres.

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

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