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
Water can be used for drinking, and it can be split into its component hydrogen and oxygen atoms for rocket fuel and air to breath.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
These work by using electron vibrations around atoms to keep time.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
The energy stored in a chemical battery exists as a sort of tension and imbalance in how atoms and electrons are arranged between two materials.
—Chelsea Haney
april 10, New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026
The weak force is so weak, however, that a neutrino could travel through light-years of lead without altering a single atom.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
These work by using electron vibrations around atoms to keep time.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
The energy stored in a chemical battery exists as a sort of tension and imbalance in how atoms and electrons are arranged between two materials.
—Chelsea Haney
april 10, New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026
The weak force is so weak, however, that a neutrino could travel through light-years of lead without altering a single atom.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atom
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This allows the system to trap increasingly smaller particles.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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But some antibiotics may also push bacteria to release tiny particles that can make inflammation worse.—
Panteha Torabian,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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Within it, there's not a speck of greenery in sight.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Lassere and Ross-Lonergan, along with thousands of others, have devoted their careers to investigating this tiny and almost perfectly inert speck.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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As direct sunlight shines on methane molecules — even at Saturn’s impressively large distance from the Sun — those molecules can then get broken apart.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Apr. 2026
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Available as injectables, intravenous infusions, pills and nasal sprays, the molecules are rumored to help with weight loss, anti-aging and rapid muscle repair.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
15 Apr. 2026
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Its design, crafted by Russell Sage Studio, is meant to be an on-the-nose reflection of the distillery's famed product, with bronzy walls the color of its single malt, and a ceiling painted to look like barley, reflecting the morning dew with flecks of gold throughout.—
Alessandra Amodio,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Berber carpet Berber is a type of loop pile carpet with flecks of color.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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For Rory McIlroy, the trek toward getting a second Masters championship got a little bit harder.—
Rod Beard,
AJC.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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For whatever sprinkling of sociopathy that Quinn might have, seeing her dead best friend’s daughter, who looks just like her best friend, standing in front of her cracks through a little bit.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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For stainless steel appliances, Aparacio recommends a non‑abrasive stainless‑steel spray and wiping in the direction of the grain to avoid any pesky streaks.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
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In fact, the common liquor, distilled from grains or potatoes, can be a natural alternative to many synthetic cleaning products and an inexpensive, shelf-stable swap in a pinch.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
11 Apr. 2026
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For commercial farmers Jami and Chuck English, stationing an honor box at their pick-your-own pumpkin patch each fall was a logistics decision.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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According to the Mayo Clinic, Psoriasis is a long-term disease that causes itchy, scaly patches on the skin.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Such a determination would require new radiocarbon dating that overturns the original results, which would involve clipping and destroying another snippet of shroud—a step that the Vatican is unlikely to allow.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
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The limited edition is powered by a fresh in-house movement (JCAM62 caliber) with an entirely new melody selector complication at 10 o’clock that allows the wearer to choose between two snippets of Nino Rota’s world-famous score by pressing a pusher at 8 o’clock.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Atom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atom. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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