variants
or itsy-bitsy
as in tiny
very small in size
maddening swarms of itty-bitty insects flew around our faces
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Recent Examples of itty-bitty
Now, the shrunken trend is hitting cocktail menus and happy hours across the country, featuring micro versions of classic drinks in itty-bitty glasses.
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Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
Collagen peptides are itty-bitty forms of protein derived from animal collagen.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 6 Oct. 2024
Except Trump wants to do away with itty-bitty things like FEMA and the Weather Service.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The charm of Pretorious’ tiny experiments quickly fades (even if the sequence depicting it is a stand-out, complete with an itty-bitty queen, archbishop, priest, devil, ballerina, and mermaid) — as his ambition pushes Frankenstein to once again challenge God.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
Collagen peptides are itty-bitty forms of protein derived from animal collagen.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 6 Oct. 2024
Except Trump wants to do away with itty-bitty things like FEMA and the Weather Service.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The charm of Pretorious’ tiny experiments quickly fades (even if the sequence depicting it is a stand-out, complete with an itty-bitty queen, archbishop, priest, devil, ballerina, and mermaid) — as his ambition pushes Frankenstein to once again challenge God.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for itty-bitty
Adjective
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Going into a huge thing like that as one tiny person who's never done anything like this.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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For almost a quarter century, Randy Bennett has turned this tiny Catholic college from an also-ran to a perennial NCAA Tournament team.—
Brett Koremenos,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These may include the virus persisting in parts of the body, long-lasting disruption of the immune system, clotting in microscopic blood vessels, or changes to the bacteria and viruses that naturally inhabit our bodies.—
Farah Aziz Annesha,
The Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2025
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This is the problem with the slew of research finding microscopic shards of plastic in our arteries, kidneys and livers, the findings that our oceans, food, soil and air are teeming with tiny bits of Tupperware.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
14 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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And existing apps often receive updates that introduce a spatial mode, such as the NBA scores app, which recently got an experimental feature that allows users to watch a live basketball game as if the players were miniature figurines on a table.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Itty-bitty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itty-bitty. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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