as in minuscule
very small in size
the forest ranger showed us how every square foot of forest is alive with tiny creatures
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a tiny bit
a tiny fraction
a small fraction
an insignificant fraction
a measly fraction
a negligible fraction
a pitiful fraction
tiny holes
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Recent Examples of tiny
The airport is tiny, with just six gates in the terminal.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Eat well and drink plenty of water Forget settling for an iceberg salad, a soggy slice of terminal pizza, or a tiny bag of pretzels.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Mar. 2025
The anatomical basics will allow artists to restore long-extinct animals from the bones up, out to the tiny details of the living creature.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
Try the higher speed for crumbs on the kitchen floor, or keep it low to snatch up dust and other tiny particles.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Eat well and drink plenty of water Forget settling for an iceberg salad, a soggy slice of terminal pizza, or a tiny bag of pretzels.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Mar. 2025
The anatomical basics will allow artists to restore long-extinct animals from the bones up, out to the tiny details of the living creature.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
Try the higher speed for crumbs on the kitchen floor, or keep it low to snatch up dust and other tiny particles.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiny
Adjective
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The aerial clash turns so colossal, the fighters on both factions appear like minuscule specks in a flock of birds.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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That said, a minuscule amount of product truly goes such a long way.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In the back storeroom of the Olivera Egg Ranch in San Jose, Ed Olivera Jr., 76, gazed at miniature sepia and grey-tone photographs in an album splayed open on a long steel table.—
Jia H. Jung,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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For renters who have hardwood floors and may not want to sweep or vacuum as much, Munden said those people should look at adopting any form of a poodle (miniature, toy and standard), the American hairless terrier, Great Danes and French bulldogs.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But some were worried that the current turmoil in Washington, D.C., could slow the nation’s ability to nimbly respond when this microscopic threat inevitably gains the ability to cause a global pandemic, potentially causing more deaths than COVID-19.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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These are microscopic particles that accumulate in the air from a variety of pollutants such as forest fires, agricultural waste and car exhaust.—
Claire Maldarelli,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In North Carolina, a brush fire in the mountains was threatening Tryon and Saluda, small communities in the Blue Ridge Mountains about 40 miles south of Asheville.—
Amy Graff,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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Beneath that ice, the light sensors recorded an astronomically small number of photons: an upper range of 0.04 micromoles per square meter per second, a number very close to the theoretical minimum amount of light that photosynthesis can run on.—
Asher Elbein,
WIRED,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Tiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiny. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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