as in tiny
very small in size
a wee baby
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Recent Examples of wee
In the wee hours of the morning, Kinberg would wind down from late night shifts by working on his collection at home.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025
But the Aztecs didn’t have much choice when their charter flight home after the 72-69 victory was delayed indefinitely because of a mechanical issue that might not be repaired until the wee hours of the morning.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Think ice-cream stops, pizza-making classes, and fun, educational workshops, which—besides entertaining the kids—gives adults the opportunity to spend a little time apart from the wee ones.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
Because the country shares the East Coast’s time zone (although without daylight savings), travelers won’t be up in the wee hours of the night for their Zoom meetings.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025
But the Aztecs didn’t have much choice when their charter flight home after the 72-69 victory was delayed indefinitely because of a mechanical issue that might not be repaired until the wee hours of the morning.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Think ice-cream stops, pizza-making classes, and fun, educational workshops, which—besides entertaining the kids—gives adults the opportunity to spend a little time apart from the wee ones.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
Because the country shares the East Coast’s time zone (although without daylight savings), travelers won’t be up in the wee hours of the night for their Zoom meetings.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wee
Adjective
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Apply a tiny bit of water to the wonton edges with your finger.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Mar. 2025
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Instead of worksheets and textbooks, children practice adding and subtracting with tiny toy bears.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Other than minuscule amounts of state funding in some cases and a smattering of private donations, tribal colleges that lose any federal funding have few other sources of income.—
Matt Krupnick,
ProPublica,
10 Mar. 2025
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The birds are already minuscule and delicate, and many of the ones Masear works with are babies whose mothers have disappeared or died, which puts them in even greater peril.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wee. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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