1
as in dime
a very small sum of money
I have only a mite left to buy lunch for the rest of the week
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2
as in diminutive
something (such as an animal) much smaller than others of its kind
the kitten was just a mite, hardly the size of my palm
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3
as in speck
a very small amount
that speech didn't make a mite of sense
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Recent Examples of mite
Dust mites, pet dander, and pollen are common triggers of allergies in your home.
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Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
Once inside, prey organisms — including bacteria, protozoans like ciliates and amoebae and even tiny soil mites — are subjected to conditions with very low oxygen.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Signs Of Dust Mites And Allergens Dust mites are microscopic arthropods that live in almost every home.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
This wasn't the first time a fight broke out between mite players, as seen in a clip on social media.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
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Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
Once inside, prey organisms — including bacteria, protozoans like ciliates and amoebae and even tiny soil mites — are subjected to conditions with very low oxygen.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Signs Of Dust Mites And Allergens Dust mites are microscopic arthropods that live in almost every home.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
This wasn't the first time a fight broke out between mite players, as seen in a clip on social media.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mite
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Lucky for the forgetful reader who checked out the book, the library got rid of overdue fines in 2021, so they won’t be charged a dime.—
Saul Pink,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, Bad Bunny won't make a dime from performing the halftime show at Super Bowl LX.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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While the Olympics doesn't specify which city Tina lives in, her name is a diminutive for Cortina, one of the cities co-hosting the Winter Olympics.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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By contrast, Naroditsky, who went by Danya, the Russian diminutive of his first name, was known for his gentleness, his sensitivity.—
Jordan Himelfarb,
Time,
15 Dec. 2025
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Here indeed was a dense speck of wilderness under preserve.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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According to the National Weather Service, when a water droplet in a freezing atmosphere comes into contact with a nucleus, like a speck of dust or pollen, an ice crystal is formed.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Hardy in Zones 8a-10b, a dwarf olive grows no more than 15 feet tall.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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Look for dwarf pea varieties that don’t necessarily seek extra support and may perform better in containers.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
1 Feb. 2026
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The numbers have been slowly ticking up for over a year – a rare bit of good news for a government that has spent billions of dollars for more than a decade encouraging people to do just that.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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What & Why Rhode Island digs into this curious bit of beach trivia.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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Russell's most famous photograph, from The Outlaw, lying in hay with her blouse draped off her shoulder, sultry and dangerous; the family surrounding Waterfield's bust at his Hall of Fame induction.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Her family grew corn for ethanol, soy for soybean oil, and hay for cattle, encouraged by agricultural policies that favored those crops.—
Sarah Todd,
STAT,
6 Feb. 2026
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Why not put pretend stethoscopes and pill bottles into the boxes and sell them as toy doctor’s kits?—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Pinto’s mom has a little area that would otherwise be a dining space defined by an area rug, with pull out storage bins, another toy kitchen and a little table and chairs.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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There are a host of other things available to entertain your littles, tweens, and teens around town, including The Butterfly Conservatory, Eco-Discovery Center, Shipwreck Museum, and Truman Waterfront Park’s splash pad.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
1 Feb. 2026
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More than half of littles were developmentally ready for kindergarten.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Mite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mite. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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