as in particle
a very small piece
give me just one atom of information about the novel's surprise ending
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Recent Examples of atom
Fatty acids are long chains of carbon surrounded by hydrogen atoms.
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Rosemary Trout, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
For one, oxidation would have involved the addition of more oxygen atoms to the fats, with the oxygen atoms being harvested from the air.
—Literary Hub, 4 June 2026
That Shakti or the feminine energy, the force that animates the atom, that pulls the river toward the sea, that moves through every act of creation, is not a metaphor for the feminine.
—Vogue, 1 June 2026
Fusion energy uses light elements, such as hydrogen, and extreme heat to make nuclei collide and fuse, producing a single, heavier atom and massive energy.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
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Rosemary Trout, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
For one, oxidation would have involved the addition of more oxygen atoms to the fats, with the oxygen atoms being harvested from the air.
—Literary Hub, 4 June 2026
That Shakti or the feminine energy, the force that animates the atom, that pulls the river toward the sea, that moves through every act of creation, is not a metaphor for the feminine.
—Vogue, 1 June 2026
Fusion energy uses light elements, such as hydrogen, and extreme heat to make nuclei collide and fuse, producing a single, heavier atom and massive energy.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atom
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For more than a decade, MAVEN circled Mars in a highly elliptical orbit, measuring particles escaping into space and observing how the atmosphere responded to solar activity.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
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Their fabric, paper, or textured surfaces attract airborne particles that often go unnoticed until they're viewed in bright daylight.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
16 June 2026
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The machine-like efficiency is terrifying, right up until a single speck of dirt falls into the gears.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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This looks like tiny black or reddish-brown specks that resemble coffee grounds.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
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In this concept, rather than boiling the liquid, it is run through a molecular sieve that catches specific molecules based on their size.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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But the new study takes things further – by engineering in an extra molecule for the worm to secrete.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
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But flecks of green were visible throughout the stadium as Algeria fans made their presence known as well.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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There are also flecks of red embedded throughout the pattern.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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This is done in stages, using multiple centrifuges that enrich the uranium bit by bit.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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What impressed us most was their commitment to the bit.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
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Flores has consistently gone against the grain with his schemes, unafraid to send blitzers on any down from any spot or employ a four-man line composed entirely of stand-up rushers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Rich wood grain and thoughtful craftsmanship give it the look of a piece that has always belonged in your living room.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2026
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Fans are still aghast that Destiny 2 has reached the end of service, with the game not just wrapping up its content updates but also any level of support, with no more balance patches or even hotfixes to come, aside from one or two urgent ones.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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At the time, certain teams wore BLM patches and stenciled the BLM logo onto the pitcher’s mounds.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
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There are snippets and fragments of it found in the margins of the work day.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Not exactly anthology but hardly contiguous narrative, Koosha’s film works best as a kind of dispatch from a troubled moment, giving us human snippets to understand what can be an abstract violence.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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“Atom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atom. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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