as in tiny
very small in size
a wee baby
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Recent Examples of wee
There were still about 10 team members at the shop in the wee hours of Sunday morning.
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 26 May 2025
The Hagerty faithful had to feel pretty good late in the game, which did not end until the wee hours of Sunday morning.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
In the wee hours of the morning in the United States—but live in Osaka, Japan—IBF featherweight champion Angelo Leo (25-1, 12 KO) will defend his title against Tomoki Kameda (42-4, 23 KO) in the main event of a Pro Box TV card.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Having just driven from Portland, Ore., to Seattle in the wee hours of the morning, Castro was contending with a central theme of her album in real time: the chasm between her dreams and the limits of her corporeal form.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 26 May 2025
The Hagerty faithful had to feel pretty good late in the game, which did not end until the wee hours of Sunday morning.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
In the wee hours of the morning in the United States—but live in Osaka, Japan—IBF featherweight champion Angelo Leo (25-1, 12 KO) will defend his title against Tomoki Kameda (42-4, 23 KO) in the main event of a Pro Box TV card.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Having just driven from Portland, Ore., to Seattle in the wee hours of the morning, Castro was contending with a central theme of her album in real time: the chasm between her dreams and the limits of her corporeal form.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wee
Adjective
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In 1972, the company switched to Smith, naming the shoes in his honor and printing a tiny picture of his mustachioed face on them.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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McCartney, who played a residency at New York’s tiny Bowery Ballroom back in February, has no tour dates presently on his 2025 calendar.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Explanatory panels promise various types of monitoring, but the personal data used for monitoring is minuscule compared with competitors.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2025
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Given that there are infinitely many positive integers of all different sizes, however, this number is minuscule compared with even larger primes.—
Rachel Crowell,
Scientific American,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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The timepiece comes in a special gift box featuring a miniature green Healey car.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Exercise 4: Toe Yoga Don't worry, no miniature yoga mat required here.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wee. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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