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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In 1917 Ioffe became the founding director of the Petrograd (later Leningrad) Physical Technical Institute, the center of atomic studies in the Soviet Union.
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Researchers have shown how a quantum computer can be used to do nuclear magnetic resonance, a method of estimating the atomic structure of compounds.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
This one strikes a mid-century chord with its wide face and retro time display, with an atomic dial and silent-sweep movement to maximize quietness.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
Using these new attosecond X-ray laser pulses could allow scientists to study the fastest processes in materials at the atomic-length scale and to discern different elements.
—Thomas Linker, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Researchers have shown how a quantum computer can be used to do nuclear magnetic resonance, a method of estimating the atomic structure of compounds.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
This one strikes a mid-century chord with its wide face and retro time display, with an atomic dial and silent-sweep movement to maximize quietness.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
Using these new attosecond X-ray laser pulses could allow scientists to study the fastest processes in materials at the atomic-length scale and to discern different elements.
—Thomas Linker, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomic
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At the previous World Cup in 2022, hosted by tiny Qatar, all of England’s games were in Doha or just outside that city.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Nanotubes are ultra-small cylindrical structures, so tiny that thousands could fit across the width of a human hair.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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The amount of space between garden soil particles is so minuscule that container plants struggle to send their roots into it and extract nutrients from it.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Budgets for these projects are minuscule (generally, $100,000 to $300,000 per series), and platforms release a lot of them, experimenting to see what resonates with viewers.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Near those boundaries, microscopic changes in pace or line flip the result, explaining why near-identical putts can alternate between agony and ecstasy.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Microneedling, also a popular cosmetic procedure, creates microscopic punctures in the skin to produce a similar effect, but does not use radiofrequency.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The crowd continued cheering for minutes, even-handed in volume but consistent nonetheless, until Lee reemerged with a miniature curtsey, just barely hiding the biggest grin of the night.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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When the time comes, the females deliver live, miniature toads instead of laying eggs in water.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Atomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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