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
The tiny town is tucked in Shenandoah Valley between towering mountain ranges—Blue Ridge in the east and Massanutten in the west.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Fathom’s data predicts 5 to 15 feet of water around neighboring hospitals — Kadlec Regional Medical Center and Lourdes Behavioral Health — that straddle a tiny creek in Richland, Washington.
—CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Just taking the tiny incremental steps.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Put another way, black holes are basically tiny bubbles of dark energy.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Fathom’s data predicts 5 to 15 feet of water around neighboring hospitals — Kadlec Regional Medical Center and Lourdes Behavioral Health — that straddle a tiny creek in Richland, Washington.
—CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Just taking the tiny incremental steps.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Put another way, black holes are basically tiny bubbles of dark energy.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiny
Adjective
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Stephen, despite filming in Paris on a minuscule budget, achieves an uncanny evocation of Asia and of the past.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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High-resolution 3-D scans allow researchers to visualize minuscule anatomies without lifting a scalpel.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The 55 miniature pieces fit neatly inside a tin that doubles as a magnetic play surface.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Henry Ford Health Fort Wayne Tot Lot — an area designed for young children that includes smaller play structures, including a miniature Fort Wayne — also features creatures designed by Detroit students.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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These are microscopic vessels where oxygen and nutrients leave the bloodstream to feed the tissues, and carbon dioxide (a metabolic waste product) moves in.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The microscopic evaluation of a tissue sample by a skilled pathologist may be needed to make the distinction, checking for differences in cell structure as well as the presence or absence of a normal nucleus.—
MD Published,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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By a rough count, Flagg played in approximately six different lineups, including some small-ball looks with Dwight Powell at center.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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While there is acknowledgement that smaller teams, such as Norway’s Valarenga, could be on the receiving end of heavy defeats with the shift in format, the benefits of seeing top seeds clash early in the competition mean more overall interest.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Tiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiny. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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