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
The team found that the motions of the freed atoms were correlated, indicating that, despite its chilled state, the iodopyridine molecule had been vibrating.
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George Musser, Wired News, 15 Feb. 2026
Whereas traditional nuclear fission energy creates power by splitting atoms, fusion uses heat to create energy by melding them together.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
To Bohr and his colleagues, the scale of atoms and that of people seemed so profoundly disparate that the question didn’t seem to matter much.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
When gas gets energized by the black hole, its atoms get excited.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
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George Musser, Wired News, 15 Feb. 2026
Whereas traditional nuclear fission energy creates power by splitting atoms, fusion uses heat to create energy by melding them together.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
To Bohr and his colleagues, the scale of atoms and that of people seemed so profoundly disparate that the question didn’t seem to matter much.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
When gas gets energized by the black hole, its atoms get excited.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atom
Noun
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From moldy squash to particles in ice, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City-area restaurants last week.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
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Use the range hood during cooking to contain grease particles that rise in the air and prevent them from settling on kitchen surfaces.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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At the rear of the room, a picture window looks out onto the Irish Sea, with Northern Ireland a small speck in the distance.—
Timothy Latterner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Feb. 2026
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To get every speck and streamline your work, always start high and finish low, says Sabrina Fierman of New York's Little Elves, a fine interior cleaning company.—
Nashia Baker,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
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For that reason, Carole Nuechterlein, head of Roche Ventures, favors classic small-molecule drugs in the clinic over more expensive gene therapy approaches that many hospitals can’t afford.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Orforglipron’s active ingredient is a nonpeptide small molecule that absorbs more readily in the gut without breaking down in the stomach.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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Jimenez created this manicure using a sage green shimmer polish enhanced with delicate silver flecks, giving the shade incredible depth and dimension.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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The bit of glimmer is echoed in subtle flecks on the dancers’ shimmery white unitards.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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That strategic depth was dismantled bit by bit by Israel after the October 7 attacks.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Until such a ruling, the debate over the nomenclature of poultry bits will beat on, wings against the current.—
EMILY HEIL THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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That morning, Abdul Hadi climbed onto the roof of a grain silo.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Tuesday, March 10, Ground Beef and Bean Chili Cheese with onion, whole grain cornbread, Romaine salad and tomatoes, tropical fruit, milk.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The patch doesn’t go unnoticed, though—the white outer ring remains visible.—
Ebony Roberts,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026
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Lavender grows in thick, fragrant patches along the tour route and is infused into soaps sold at the on-site store.—
Martine Thompson,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Listen to a snippet of the track on TikTok.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2026
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Soon after, other social media snippets of their presence in the Queen City dribbled out.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Atom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atom. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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