as in tiny
very small in size
a wee baby
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Recent Examples of wee
While Jeffrey is cleaning himself in the sink in the wee hours, the store’s manager (Dinklage) shows up and encounters the naked trespasser.
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Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Plans for a relaxing vacation take a turn in the wee hours of their first morning.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The coaching points for catching a football don’t change much from pee-wee leagues to the Big Ten.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The film is a feast of practical effects and unapologetic bad taste, designed to be enjoyed with rowdy crowds in packed theaters in the wee hours of the morning.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
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Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Plans for a relaxing vacation take a turn in the wee hours of their first morning.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The coaching points for catching a football don’t change much from pee-wee leagues to the Big Ten.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The film is a feast of practical effects and unapologetic bad taste, designed to be enjoyed with rowdy crowds in packed theaters in the wee hours of the morning.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wee
Adjective
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From breezing through paperwork to avoiding unnecessary airport delays, this tiny travel hero proves that sometimes the simplest tools are the most important.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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But the movie only gives tiny little tastes of 1982 rock culture, and why Nebraska was so comically unsuitable for airplay.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Is there even a minuscule possibility that the White Stripes will appear together for the first time in 16 years?—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile in Taiwan, already minuscule support for reunification dwindles with every passing year.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wee. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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