as in tiny
very small in size
a wee baby
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This tiered kelly green minidress is equal parts polished and playful—pair it with simple gold jewelry and black heels for a look that will take you from the ceremony all the way to the wee hours of the after-party.
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Rachel Sylvester, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
SpaceX successfully launched a miniature fleet of communications satellites into orbit in the wee overnight hours in a vindication of sorts after a last-second abort delayed the flight.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
But then there’s The Heist: the largest and still-unsolved art theft that went down in the wee hours of March 18, 1990 is the stuff of legend – and documentaries.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024
The day before the competition, Mr. Vásquez López and his family worked into the wee hours.
—James Wagner, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Rachel Sylvester, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
SpaceX successfully launched a miniature fleet of communications satellites into orbit in the wee overnight hours in a vindication of sorts after a last-second abort delayed the flight.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
But then there’s The Heist: the largest and still-unsolved art theft that went down in the wee hours of March 18, 1990 is the stuff of legend – and documentaries.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024
The day before the competition, Mr. Vásquez López and his family worked into the wee hours.
—James Wagner, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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For what’s known as PM2.5 pollution, or tiny inhalable particles of smoke and dust, a PurpleAir sensor located south of Los Angeles International Airport simultaneously returned on Monday an air quality index of 28 on AirNow’s website, 20 on WatchDuty, and 5 on PurpleAir’s official page.Paresh Dave, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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Despite their immense size, these gentle giants are filter feeders, primarily consuming plankton, small fish, and other tiny organisms by swimming with their mouths open to filter food from the water.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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The minuscule creature is a baby from the species Neolithodes agassizii, a type of king crab.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Riggs won reelection by 734 votes — a minuscule margin of victory that was confirmed by two recounts.Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
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These supergiant crustaceans produce a small number of eggs — only in the hundreds — which hatch as miniature versions of the adults, Sidabalok said.Julianna Bragg, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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Setting aside the delightful incongruity between the coach who once promised to bite off peoples’ kneecaps and his miniature companions, the fourth-down factor is a big part of what makes the Lions Must-See TV.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wee. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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