as in tiny
very small in size
a wee baby
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Recent Examples of wee
The summer of 2024 saw Viktor Arvidsson and Jeff Skinner added in the wee hours of free agency on July 1.
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Customers have reported lining up in the wee hours of the morning for a shot at one of the ever-popular mini canvas totes, and the insulated version is expected to cause a comparable amount of commotion.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
The event kicks off the Friday before with Vogue’s annual Last Friday in April event and goes to the wee hours of Tuesday morning, when the last after-party winds down.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2026
And the Serio clan stayed open into the wee hours to feed them.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Customers have reported lining up in the wee hours of the morning for a shot at one of the ever-popular mini canvas totes, and the insulated version is expected to cause a comparable amount of commotion.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
The event kicks off the Friday before with Vogue’s annual Last Friday in April event and goes to the wee hours of Tuesday morning, when the last after-party winds down.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2026
And the Serio clan stayed open into the wee hours to feed them.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wee
Adjective
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Keep scrolling for tiny travel essentials that'll fit right in your personal item.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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These migratory aerial acrobats need a lot of energy to beat their tiny wings so fast.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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This light has a very specific wavelength, or color, but the JWST observations showed a minuscule shift in this color from one end of the maelstrom to the other because of the hydrogen’s motion.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
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The horror pic has been in theaters for less than two weeks and has already earned north of $68 million in North America alone against a minuscule budget of $750,000.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wee. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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