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
Videos went viral on TikTok, with fans of the show joking about its teeny-tiny size.
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Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2025
His job is to help fight these teeny-tiny menaces.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Glam was kept bronzed, with oil-spill black talon nails changed to a sheer satiny pink, and her hair slicked back in a tight bun, extra-long, teeny, tiny braids let down later.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Tel Aviv’s strip of beach is teeny but vital and vibey nonetheless.
—Noa Tishby, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for teeny
Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2025
His job is to help fight these teeny-tiny menaces.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Glam was kept bronzed, with oil-spill black talon nails changed to a sheer satiny pink, and her hair slicked back in a tight bun, extra-long, teeny, tiny braids let down later.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Tel Aviv’s strip of beach is teeny but vital and vibey nonetheless.
—Noa Tishby, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeny
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The above snippet of conversation might have been a tiny portion of a lengthy AI chat and part of the many dozens of chats that the person has had.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The report also noted the presence of petechial hemorrhages — tiny blood spots from burst capillaries that can be associated with intense strain or injury — in the eyelids and skin of the neck.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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As that ice particle falls, more and more minuscule bits of water vapor freezes to it.—
Laura Kiniry,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2026
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While Tucker’s contract sent owners screaming once again for a salary cap — which Reinsdorf has been a proponent of since being an instrumental hawk in the owners ranks during the work stoppage of 1994 — the Sox’s minuscule payroll no doubt will send others screaming for a salary floor.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Teeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeny. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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