as in tiny
very small in size
a wee baby
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Recent Examples of wee
Marquess typically arrived on campus in the wee hours of the morning when most were still in bed, then went to sleep early to get ready for the next day.
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Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Weekly offensive-staff meetings run into the wee morning hours.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Oh, and much of this is playing out in the wee hours of the morning local time.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2026
While the wee-hour burrito purveyor built its brand in San Diego’s Pacific Beach, the move north represents a homecoming of sorts for founder Scott Slater.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
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Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Weekly offensive-staff meetings run into the wee morning hours.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Oh, and much of this is playing out in the wee hours of the morning local time.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2026
While the wee-hour burrito purveyor built its brand in San Diego’s Pacific Beach, the move north represents a homecoming of sorts for founder Scott Slater.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wee
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In 2018, the company had a viral moment when Catherine’s sister-in-law, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, wore their jeans at a public event, setting off a frenzy that spiked demand and overwhelmed the tiny operation of around 20 employees at the time.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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Her subsequent eviction from the Beguines leads to her accepting the Bishop’s offer of sanctuary—as an anchorite, destined to live out her days in a tiny stone outcropping.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The three quarks that form protons only contribute a minuscule amount of mass—the other 99 percent is thought to arise from interactions between these real quarks and swarms of virtual quarks in the vacuum.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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An agonizingly minuscule miss that can change the entire complexion of a game.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wee. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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