as in tiny
very small in size
had to look closely to see the teeny splinter in her foot
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Recent Examples of teeny
The latter performance won a Silver Bear for Best Acting in a Leading Role at the Berlin Film Festival, so Stan could have the teeniest leg up in that respect.
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
But now they are also being encouraged to gaze down at the painstaking details of the dolls’ house, with some of its teeniest artifacts placed in low cases to benefit close inspection.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
As if the waves-to-curls, long-to-short change-up wasn't enough, there was yet another transformation in store: a extra long, pin-straight blonde style with just the teeniest, softest hint of pink.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Oct. 2023
Who could forget Katie Holmes’s arrival on the Croisette in the world’s teeniest, tiniest kitten heel?
—Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 21 June 2023
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
But now they are also being encouraged to gaze down at the painstaking details of the dolls’ house, with some of its teeniest artifacts placed in low cases to benefit close inspection.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
As if the waves-to-curls, long-to-short change-up wasn't enough, there was yet another transformation in store: a extra long, pin-straight blonde style with just the teeniest, softest hint of pink.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Oct. 2023
Who could forget Katie Holmes’s arrival on the Croisette in the world’s teeniest, tiniest kitten heel?
—Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 21 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeny
Adjective
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Although, her selection of dazzling looks in and of themselves were enough to distract fans from the tiny blip.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The server came with a tiny wicker basket of bread.—
D. S. Waldman,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Revisions are statistical refinements equaling a minuscule slice of the overall job market.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
5 Aug. 2025
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Teasing out minuscule quantities of ruthenium-100 was a painstaking endeavor.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Teeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeny. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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