PETITS-MAÎTRES Synonyms: 24 Similar Words

petits-maîtres

noun

plural of petit-maître

as in Beau Brummells

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The blades were smaller then, the towers shorter, the whole apparatus closer to a windmill than the hulking machines erected today—the tallest of which exceed 300 meters, with rotor blades longer than a football field.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Lawn mower blades can also catch tree roots, which can damage your lawn mower and the tree roots, increasing the risk of diseases spreading to your tree.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026

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But when compared to everything else going on, the current $229 price tag feels like a drop in the bucket, particularly when most new games for the Playdate only cost a few bucks.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
The backstory Capella’s first Thai outpost shares the Chao Phraya Estate, a big-bucks development just downstream from the river’s major transport hub, with the Four Seasons Bangkok.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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Modern-day courtiers and princes–to say nothing of bureaucrats–should not be the ones deciding what gets made and who gets to see it.

— Christopher Koopman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Fictional princes fill pop culture, from heroic leaders in science fiction empires to charming ones in modern takes on classic fairy tales.

— Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026

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Sparrows, jays, robins, and mockingbirds are some of the most common species to attack garden tomatoes.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026
Both birds are members of the Corvidae family, which also includes magpies and jays, and both crows and ravens are famously playful and intelligent.

— Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026

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While Star Wars might be known for laser swords and space wizards, it's always been about weird little dudes doing even weirder things.

— Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Even as Swift shines in the light of holy matrimony, there are still plenty of lame dudes out there for Taylor to crush across three-minute pop masterstrokes — and, God-willing, there always will be.

— Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

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