as in minuscule
very small in size
the forest ranger showed us how every square foot of forest is alive with tiny creatures
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Recent Examples of tiny
These macaws are severely range-restricted in the wild to a tiny tropical savannah in north-central Bolivia, known as Llanos de Moxos (the Moxos plains).
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In the years since Mendoza’s sentencing, as in the years before, only a tiny fraction of farms are investigated for potential H-2A violations.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
The tiny particles can also become airborne and circulate through your home for long periods.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
The scouting nets are now cast across continents, there are feeder and multi-club models and the possibility of one scout like Dubliner Billy Behan pulling up several players, from a tiny pool, talented enough to become first-team regulars is long gone.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In the years since Mendoza’s sentencing, as in the years before, only a tiny fraction of farms are investigated for potential H-2A violations.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
The tiny particles can also become airborne and circulate through your home for long periods.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
The scouting nets are now cast across continents, there are feeder and multi-club models and the possibility of one scout like Dubliner Billy Behan pulling up several players, from a tiny pool, talented enough to become first-team regulars is long gone.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiny
Adjective
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Hickey glanced at her daughter’s trove, then at the store’s dense, minuscule universe.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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In recent weeks, the weekly take was dropping to the $500,000 range, then $400,000 and then last week’s gross was a minuscule $380,052.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Marshburn described how thousands of miniature organ samples could be tested in orbit to evaluate new drugs.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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My Arcade is a line of miniature retro arcade devices, Plug ‘N Play consoles and portable gaming handhelds, which include licensed titles from Atari, Bandai Namco, SEGA, Tetris, Capcom, Konami, Taito, Data East and Jaleco.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Little more than a century later, life expectancy had dramatically increased to seventy nine years—all due to a better understanding of microscopic germs as the cause of infectious diseases, public health measures, and the discovery and application of antibiotics.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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And, biologists diagnosing based on microscopic findings in samples from the animal’s body still risk misidentifying the worm.—
Jessie Richards,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This personal blender can whip up breakfast smoothies, sauces and dips, salsas, omelets, and more thanks to its small but mighty 250-watt power base and stainless steel cross blade.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Among its 14 plant oils are argan kernel and rice bran, which regulate sebum production and loosen dead skin cells, respectively—and, together, leave your pores looking significantly smaller and your skin significantly smoother.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Tiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiny. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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