as in tiny
very small in size
made atomic adjustments to the clock's mechanism to keep it from whirring as it ran
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Recent Examples of atomic
And that's why Putin's latest open musings about a potentially world-ending atomic exchange are so significant.
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Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
And unlike nuclear fission, there is no atomic waste involved.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
Steven Pifer, a former American ambassador to Ukraine and one of the top nuclear proliferation experts in the U.S., says Zelensky likely aimed to impel NATO to open membership to Ukraine rather than actually start a clandestine atomic weapons program.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The film focuses in part on the true story of a Japanese man during World War II who survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, got on a train to Nagasaki, and then survived the nuclear explosion in that city.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 May 2025
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Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
And unlike nuclear fission, there is no atomic waste involved.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
Steven Pifer, a former American ambassador to Ukraine and one of the top nuclear proliferation experts in the U.S., says Zelensky likely aimed to impel NATO to open membership to Ukraine rather than actually start a clandestine atomic weapons program.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The film focuses in part on the true story of a Japanese man during World War II who survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, got on a train to Nagasaki, and then survived the nuclear explosion in that city.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomic
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In the video above, the user added a tiny fairy bridge over her faux water scene.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2025
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Several other drugs, including amantadine and apomorphine, can have similarly arousing effects, though none has worked in more than a tiny sliver of patients.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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That minuscule percentage made all the difference between the Bulls welcoming a generational talent and scouring the back end of the lottery for good value.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Furthermore, some folks have preferred to stay in triple tax-free municipal bonds with minuscule yields, instead of shifting part of their portfolio into higher returning areas of the market.—
Jonathan I. Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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And in many of Pemberton’s pieces, miniature renderings of his previous works can be found on the walls of his subjects’ homes.—
Karla Marie Sanford,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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The Private Villa Collection portfolio has sleek estates that go up to a whopping 13 bedrooms, almost like miniature hotels.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
16 May 2025
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The microscopic gene-editors zeroed in on one of Muldoon's mutations so tiny molecular scissors could perform a kind of genetic surgery — literally rewriting his genetic code to fix his defect.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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Babesiosis is caused by a microscopic parasite called Babesia microti, which lives in the blood of rodents like shrews, chipmunks and mice.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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“Atomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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