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
In a regular ferromagnet, the electrons in its atoms all have the same spin orientation.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 13 June 2025
The new brown dwarfs also exhibit signals from an unidentified hydrocarbon, a chemical compound composed solely of hydrogen and carbon atoms.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
In contrast, precisely determining the effects of the strong force (which usually holds the nuclei of atoms together) is much harder and is the least theoretically constrained among all g−2 calculations.
—Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American, 8 June 2025
This abstract geometry comes to life in laboratories where physicists like Comin study crystals — lattices of atoms in repeating patterns.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2025
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 13 June 2025
The new brown dwarfs also exhibit signals from an unidentified hydrocarbon, a chemical compound composed solely of hydrogen and carbon atoms.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
In contrast, precisely determining the effects of the strong force (which usually holds the nuclei of atoms together) is much harder and is the least theoretically constrained among all g−2 calculations.
—Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American, 8 June 2025
This abstract geometry comes to life in laboratories where physicists like Comin study crystals — lattices of atoms in repeating patterns.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atom
Noun
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According to Chi Li, assistant research professor and first author of the study, the small particles identified tend to come from direct air emissions, such as black carbon particles from diesel engines, or the smoke from wildfires.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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By combining Chandra's X-ray and VLA's radio data, the researchers calculated that particles in the J1405+0415 jet are traveling at 95% to 99% the speed of light.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Like specks of dirt falling victim to a vacuum, balls were simply drawn into his glove.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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This natural phenomenon, in which light-emitting sea creatures like algae cause the water to glitter with specks of blue and white light, is best viewed on a dark, moonless night.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 June 2025
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At the heart of more than 50 different neurodegenerative diseases is the molecule amyloid beta.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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As long as that coumarin molecule is bound to the drug, which is known as Penicillin-PPG (Photocleavable Protecting Groups), the antibiotic remains inactive.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
13 June 2025
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The gloss comes in six sheer shades, ranging from clear to a purple hue, and four of them include shimmery flecks that’ll catch the light to make your lips look even juicier.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
4 June 2025
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Miniature crystals dot the brown enamel to look like flecks of salt.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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The Padres have a fair shot to regroup and win one of three wild-card playoff spots, even if Preller may have to get a little bit lucky in the trade market.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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There’s familiarity, there’s evolution and there’s a little bit of something for all demographics of music too, not just country.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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Throughout the middle passage, it has been said that our ancestors wove familiar items such as beads, shells, or even seeds and grains from home into their braids, to keep with them along their journeys.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 June 2025
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Without using wheat, rye, barley, couscous, bulgur, and other crossbreeds of those grains, gluten-free pasta can be made from brown rice, white rice, corn, legumes, quinoa, edamame, lentils, or beans.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Examples can be seen as small red patches all across this view of Chamaeleon I. The most recent census of Chamaeleon I, by Penn State University astronomer Kevin Luhman in 2017, found about 50 new stars and brown dwarfs, bringing the total population of Chamaeleon I up to 226 members.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 June 2025
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On a branch in a patch of sunlight, the owl landed and stared at us with big, bright, curious yellow eyes.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2025
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The clearest takeaway from those snippets is that the Galaxy S25 Edge will play a role in the Fold 7’s design.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Cardi has teased snippets of the single on social media in recent months, and the positive reception has finally led to a full release.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
17 June 2025
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“Atom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atom. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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