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
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.
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Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Instead of a bright or creamy white nail, though, Okawara outlined the tip with a fine line and rhinestone design on the pointer finger and a series of teeny-tiny golden dots on the middle finger.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Feb. 2026
Under that, the actor wore the teeniest-tiniest black miniskirt and bright red thigh-highs with pink ribbons tied around them in bows, like garters.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2026
During his segment, the actor opened up about his recent string of out-there looks, which also included teeny-tiny shorts and long hair.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Instead of a bright or creamy white nail, though, Okawara outlined the tip with a fine line and rhinestone design on the pointer finger and a series of teeny-tiny golden dots on the middle finger.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Feb. 2026
Under that, the actor wore the teeniest-tiniest black miniskirt and bright red thigh-highs with pink ribbons tied around them in bows, like garters.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2026
During his segment, the actor opened up about his recent string of out-there looks, which also included teeny-tiny shorts and long hair.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeny
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Interestingly, these tiny wonders can detect a temperature spike in 100 nanoseconds.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Two tiny humanoid robots that can play soccer stand in a glass case, one blinking and gesturing at visitors and the other partially disassembled to reveal the engineering inside.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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With no functional magnetosphere, Mars’ surface radiation is nearly as intense as in deep space, and the paper-thin atmosphere provides little protection from even minuscule meteorites.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Feb. 2026
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Okawara sculpted Beyoncé's nails into a long almond shape with a neutral base color, then detailed each nail with its own minuscule design.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Teeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeny. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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