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Recent Examples of teeny-weeny On July 3, Jenner wore an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny black and white polka dot bikini top and capri pant set, topping off the look with a matching tote and simple pair of black flip-flops. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 3 July 2025 Each cake comes with a special touch: a teeny-weeny ceramic croissant handmade by local artist Gwyn at Hammerson Co. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2025 Willems discusses how kids can use their imagination to understand their place. 4:14 ABCNews.com Award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems' creative spark elevated him to the big time among children's book creators, but his latest work takes us into teeny-weeny territory. Abc News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2024 Quant’s miniskirt was the teeny-weeny logo of an era of liberation. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 Jenner captioned the photo dump from her recent Italian vacation, including multiple lakeside shots in an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny yellow thong bikini. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2023 Itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny pores, visible hydration — and all without any apparent makeup. Marci Robin, Allure, 7 July 2023 Without much deliberation, Sheva whips out that teeny-weeny mortar, basically a toy, an oversized under-barrel grenade launcher. Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeny-weeny
Adjective
  • These tiny devices pick up the neural activity that happens when someone tries to speak.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
  • Eventually the Times just acknowledged on the front page what could always be found deeper in the newspaper: that the virus’s lethality was almost totally confined to a tiny percentage of very old Americans; nursing homes the routine locale of deaths once again with the virus.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Despite the camera’s minuscule size, image quality holds up.
    Sam Kieldsen, Wired News, 27 June 2025
  • Equally alarming is the minuscule investment in research, which receives less than 0.2% of the National Institutes of Health budget, despite the massive economic toll.
    Julienne Verdi, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Maroon 5 singer has revealed that Shelton tricked him into forking over $5,000 to secure a not-so-little miniature pig for his partner, Behati Prinsloo.
    Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 4 July 2025
  • Lewis, now 26, told CNN on a warm June day last year while eating miniature corn dogs (at a leisurely pace) outside of the original Nathan’s location in Coney Island.
    Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 4 July 2025

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“Teeny-weeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeny-weeny. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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