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
In the first teeny fraction of a second after that expansion started, the densities were far higher than in the cores of stars, higher than in neutron stars—actually, very close to what’s needed to create a black hole!
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
The Pico Pump is a teeny tiny air pump for inflating everything from sleeping pads to minnow boats – and deflating them in a flash too.
—New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
Depending on temperature, the eggs hatch within one to 10 days, becoming teeny, wormlike larvae that feed on desiccated blood that the adult fleas have fed on and pooped out.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Employing the teeniest of ruffles, this West Elm sheet set features just a hint of twee detailing, almost like a playful coquette.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2026
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
The Pico Pump is a teeny tiny air pump for inflating everything from sleeping pads to minnow boats – and deflating them in a flash too.
—New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
Depending on temperature, the eggs hatch within one to 10 days, becoming teeny, wormlike larvae that feed on desiccated blood that the adult fleas have fed on and pooped out.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Employing the teeniest of ruffles, this West Elm sheet set features just a hint of twee detailing, almost like a playful coquette.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeny
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What last Friday’s 5-0 win away to Sunderland might have done for Pereira is give him just a tiny bit more freedom; the opportunity to go slightly stronger with his team selections in these two games against Villa, either side of a still-vital trip to Chelsea on Monday.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The technique used to measure the singularities’ velocity could open the door to studying other tiny, fast phenomena in physics, chemistry and biology—or perhaps to find new ways to encode quantum information in materials, according to the researchers.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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Those figures, combined with much more existential climate crises like extreme weather, pollution and food insecurity, make eliminating a tour’s worth of plastic feel minuscule.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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But in minuscule quantum systems, there is an element of outside control.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Teeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeny. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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