variants or itsy-bitsy

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Recent Examples of itty-bitty Why is there such negative energy being hurled towards such an itty-bitty piece? Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024 Now, the shrunken trend is hitting cocktail menus and happy hours across the country, featuring micro versions of classic drinks in itty-bitty glasses. 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 See All Example Sentences for itty-bitty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for itty-bitty
Adjective
  • Plus, gone are the days of worrying about not having enough sink space in a tiny hotel bathroom.
    Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Nearby in the tiny, no-stoplight community of Leslie, Arkansas, which gets water from the Ozark system, the only dentist in town operates out of a one-man clinic tucked in the back of an antique store.
    Brett Kelman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • During a bloom, environmental conditions cause microscopic phytoplankton to proliferate.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
  • After a year of fastidious planning, a microscopic sample of the ultra-rare radioactive element berkelium arrived at a Berkeley Lab.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The jets assigned to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande were parked nearby, appearing almost miniature in comparison.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The males gather twigs and place them upright, in two bundles, with a gap in the middle, resulting in what looks like a miniature archway.
    Shawn Simpson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Itty-bitty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itty-bitty. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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