as in tiny
very small in size
had to look closely to see the teeny splinter in her foot
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Recent Examples of teeny
The people who make above $400,000 are the teeny little percentage of people that are not a very small group of people that would benefit from the existing tax credits.
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CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
What works well for teeny-tiny wrinkles may not be the best fit for the lips and vice versa.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Nov. 2025
His job is to help fight these teeny-tiny menaces.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Tel Aviv’s strip of beach is teeny but vital and vibey nonetheless.
—Noa Tishby, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
What works well for teeny-tiny wrinkles may not be the best fit for the lips and vice versa.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Nov. 2025
His job is to help fight these teeny-tiny menaces.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Tel Aviv’s strip of beach is teeny but vital and vibey nonetheless.
—Noa Tishby, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeny
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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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“Teeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeny. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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