Major
Major adjective - Sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention.
Shoestring is an antonym for major.
Shoestring
Shoestring noun - A very small sum of money.
Both words in one sentence
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Break Out the Museum Piece: In order to fly to Polynesia on short notice and on a shoestring in Le Grain de la folie, Lefuneste and Major Lafrime hire a veteran German World War I pilot, who gets them there onboard his vintage triplane which keeps losing bits while in flight.
Source: Comic Book / Ach!lle Talon
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Shoestring and Major. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/major/shoestring
Major & Shoestring. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/major/shoestring>.
Shoestring or Major. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/major/shoestring.
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