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 legitimizes it a little bit.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Larger objects in an avalanche tend to stay near the snow’s surface, while smaller bits of debris get buried.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Filled with grains or noodles, veggies, and protein, easy bowl meals are healthy and filling, which is a winning weeknight combo.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Don’t overlook whole grains like quinoa, sorghum, and farro.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Lastly, entrance is now €18/$20—pricey for a park, perhaps, though this is definitely not your typical picnic patch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Cancer Alley is one of many patches of America — mostly minority and poor — that suffer higher levels of air pollution from fossil fuel facilities that emit tiny particles connected to higher death rates.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The season 5 snippet shows Green arriving to the class late without having actually read the book, which leads her to ask Phoebe to fill her in on its complicated plot.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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On that phone call with Kaufman, Weir grabbed a guitar and started singing snippets of campfire songs from his past, eagerly wanting to add new verses to some of them.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Atom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atom. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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