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 gallery also featured a photo of Jonas sipping a chocolate milkshake out of a teeny-tiny glass with an equally small red-and-white straw.
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Staff Author, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
The Rockies’ rout was a teeny-tiny measure of revenge for last season’s debacle at Coors Field, when the Blue Jays swept three games in what was the worst series of the season for the Rockies.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2026
In the first teeny fraction of a second after that expansion started, the densities were far higher than in the cores of stars, higher than in neutron stars—actually, very close to what’s needed to create a black hole!
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
The Pico Pump is a teeny tiny air pump for inflating everything from sleeping pads to minnow boats – and deflating them in a flash too.
—New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
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Staff Author, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
The Rockies’ rout was a teeny-tiny measure of revenge for last season’s debacle at Coors Field, when the Blue Jays swept three games in what was the worst series of the season for the Rockies.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2026
In the first teeny fraction of a second after that expansion started, the densities were far higher than in the cores of stars, higher than in neutron stars—actually, very close to what’s needed to create a black hole!
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
The Pico Pump is a teeny tiny air pump for inflating everything from sleeping pads to minnow boats – and deflating them in a flash too.
—New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for teeny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeny
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Despite their tiny size, the devices delivered some of the strongest efficiencies reported for ultrathin perovskite solar technology.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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The kibble is smaller and meant for tiny mouths.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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But this minuscule bit was trapped within a diamond, keeping its crystal structure intact.—
James Dinneen,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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The polygraph is composed of several minuscule sensors in one soft device.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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“Teeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeny. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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