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
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.
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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
But that unit would be among the teeniest in the new plans, which call for less than half the number of original apartments (57), with monster floor plans up to 15,000 square feet.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 June 2023
The 100-square-foot drinking establishment only seems spacious when compared to Key West’s Smallest Bar (72 square feet), the nation’s teeniest hooch hut.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
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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
But that unit would be among the teeniest in the new plans, which call for less than half the number of original apartments (57), with monster floor plans up to 15,000 square feet.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 June 2023
The 100-square-foot drinking establishment only seems spacious when compared to Key West’s Smallest Bar (72 square feet), the nation’s teeniest hooch hut.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeny
Adjective
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Buffett has owned tiny stakes in sports franchises during his career.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
4 May 2025
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Dunedin One of our South's Best Beach Towns in 2022, this tiny town located across the bay from Tampa surprises with plenty to see and do--plus eat and drink!—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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As champagne’s popularity had been growing, a minuscule menace was spreading through the vineyards of France.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Heat’s margin of error is already minuscule in this series against the talented Cavaliers.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Teeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeny. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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