as in tiny
very small in size
a wee baby
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Recent Examples of wee
After Lauryn Hill closed out the opening night of Essence Festival in the wee hours of Saturday morning, festival organizers shouldered blame for the delay.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 July 2025
In the wee hours Sunday, Pamela Bryant drove to a sprawling encampment in South Austin where about 40 people experiencing homelessness live in tents and other temporary shelters.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
On June 27, in the wee hours of the morning in New York (2:03 a.m.), the moon passes within 3 degrees of Mercury; while the conjunction itself won't be visible (both the moon and Mercury are below the horizon) by the evening the moon will appear to the left of the planet and above it.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 25 June 2025
The first-stage booster made its second flight with a recovery landing at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 1, bringing a sonic boom that was heard across parts of Central Florida in the wee hours of the morning.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 July 2025
In the wee hours Sunday, Pamela Bryant drove to a sprawling encampment in South Austin where about 40 people experiencing homelessness live in tents and other temporary shelters.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
On June 27, in the wee hours of the morning in New York (2:03 a.m.), the moon passes within 3 degrees of Mercury; while the conjunction itself won't be visible (both the moon and Mercury are below the horizon) by the evening the moon will appear to the left of the planet and above it.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 25 June 2025
The first-stage booster made its second flight with a recovery landing at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Landing Zone 1, bringing a sonic boom that was heard across parts of Central Florida in the wee hours of the morning.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wee
Adjective
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These tiny devices pick up the neural activity that happens when someone tries to speak.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Eventually the Times just acknowledged on the front page what could always be found deeper in the newspaper: that the virus’s lethality was almost totally confined to a tiny percentage of very old Americans; nursing homes the routine locale of deaths once again with the virus.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Rivera was even more unyielding than Tolle, posting a minuscule 0.96 ERA over 18.2 innings with his only runs allowed being a pair of solo homers.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
4 July 2025
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There is a minuscule chance the Browns would consider heading into the regular season with five total quarterbacks on their roster.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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On her bookshelf stood a miniature turtle sculpture.—
Thessaly La Force,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2025
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Lewis, now 26, told CNN on a warm June day last year while eating miniature corn dogs (at a leisurely pace) outside of the original Nathan’s location in Coney Island.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wee. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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