variants
or itsy-bitsy
as in tiny
very small in size
maddening swarms of itty-bitty insects flew around our faces
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Recent Examples of itty-bitty
Rather than a large reservoir, this itty-bitty brewer has enough room in the tank for one K-Cup of coffee.
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Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 24 May 2025
While tiny bags and crossbody purses have long been mainstays in the celebrity fashion world, A-listers like Jennifer Garner, Salma Hayek, and Sarah Jessica Parker can’t stop trading out itty-bitty styles for spacious shoulder bags — and the switch couldn’t have come at a better time.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 24 May 2025
This summer, channel the street style of A-listers like Bella Hadid and Olivia Rodrigo by wearing this itty-bitty camisole with a coquettish bubble skirt or wide-leg jeans for a dose of proportion play.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 May 2025
The star wore the look exactly as it was shown in the fall 2025 collection—itty-bitty useless belt and all!
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 May 2025
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Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 24 May 2025
While tiny bags and crossbody purses have long been mainstays in the celebrity fashion world, A-listers like Jennifer Garner, Salma Hayek, and Sarah Jessica Parker can’t stop trading out itty-bitty styles for spacious shoulder bags — and the switch couldn’t have come at a better time.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 24 May 2025
This summer, channel the street style of A-listers like Bella Hadid and Olivia Rodrigo by wearing this itty-bitty camisole with a coquettish bubble skirt or wide-leg jeans for a dose of proportion play.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 May 2025
The star wore the look exactly as it was shown in the fall 2025 collection—itty-bitty useless belt and all!
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for itty-bitty
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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Their physical features can be shabby to the point of scandal: mad spacing, pagination mixups, microscopic type.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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The gun and projectile were sent to the state lab in December 2023, the affidavit said, and two months later, microscopic testing of the bullet confirmed that it was fired from the handgun found at Neal’s home.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 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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“Itty-bitty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itty-bitty. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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