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
Except Trump wants to do away with itty-bitty things like FEMA and the Weather Service.
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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
Kitten heel sandals and an itty-bitty bag balance out the heaviness of the look, adding a hint of feminine charm.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
An artist at Los Angeles Cosmo Studio brings an original Halloween twist to this deep French look by replacing the cherries with itty-bitty black skulls.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 12 Sep. 2024
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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
Kitten heel sandals and an itty-bitty bag balance out the heaviness of the look, adding a hint of feminine charm.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
An artist at Los Angeles Cosmo Studio brings an original Halloween twist to this deep French look by replacing the cherries with itty-bitty black skulls.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 12 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for itty-bitty
Adjective
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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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Those in-the-moment progressions can feel tiny and barely perceptible from one session to the next.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
16 Jan. 2025
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Some are visible, such as soil and soot, but others are microscopic. PM 10 and 2.5 are microscopic solid or liquid droplets, up to 30 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Wildfire smoke is a mixture of water vapor, gases, and microscopic particles known as particulate matter.—
Emily Mullin,
WIRED,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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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“Itty-bitty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itty-bitty. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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