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
This liquid encapsulates the power of glutathione in teeny tiny nano liposomes—less than 100nm—which the brand says is even more easily absorbed by your body.
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Brianna Peters, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
Brooms get at crumbs, but to rein in the teeny-tiny particles that irritate your respiratory system, swab down or squeegee once a week.
—Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
At Ulla, celebrity MUA Romy Soleimani used eyeliner to create a teeny tiny cat-eye.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
Bree and Wrigley finally get it on, Lucy’s life implodes into teeny tiny pieces and she gets kicked out of college, Bree’s bio mom is an idiot in a horrifying scene involving that predatory perv Oliver, and Diana gets Yale back while falling even harder for Pippa.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
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Brianna Peters, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
Brooms get at crumbs, but to rein in the teeny-tiny particles that irritate your respiratory system, swab down or squeegee once a week.
—Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
At Ulla, celebrity MUA Romy Soleimani used eyeliner to create a teeny tiny cat-eye.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
Bree and Wrigley finally get it on, Lucy’s life implodes into teeny tiny pieces and she gets kicked out of college, Bree’s bio mom is an idiot in a horrifying scene involving that predatory perv Oliver, and Diana gets Yale back while falling even harder for Pippa.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeny
Adjective
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The plot pivots on tiny gestures involving matters of life and death.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Each impact steals a tiny bit of the spacecraft’s speed, pushing it a smidgen closer to Earth.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But due to the lack of early round upsets, there are no schools remaining with minuscule budgets, and therefore no third-round matchups with huge financial disparities.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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However, that’s a minuscule distinction when looking at the difference in the typing and navigating experiences between these two devices.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Teeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeny. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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