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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Even before the first atomic detonation at the Trinity test, James Franck, Eugene Rabinowitch, Leo Szilard and others issued a report warning of the far-reaching consequences of unleashing the atomic bomb, highlighting the dangers of a nuclear arms race.
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Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
But for Project Plowshare’s biggest proponents, atomic excavation remained a worthwhile goal.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
In spite of a seismic crossing of the technological Rubicon, an abandonment of the centuries-old deference to the naked eye, a codifying and calcifying of the most atomic-level building block of the sport, baseball mostly just looked like baseball.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
In a time of acute nuclear anxiety, SWANS is an outlet through which the artists process the fear and gravity of our atomic reality.
—Chloe Shrager, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
But for Project Plowshare’s biggest proponents, atomic excavation remained a worthwhile goal.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
In spite of a seismic crossing of the technological Rubicon, an abandonment of the centuries-old deference to the naked eye, a codifying and calcifying of the most atomic-level building block of the sport, baseball mostly just looked like baseball.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
In a time of acute nuclear anxiety, SWANS is an outlet through which the artists process the fear and gravity of our atomic reality.
—Chloe Shrager, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomic
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With little more than a few beach chairs and a tiny oceanfront bar, these cozy accommodations feel perfectly remote and removed, just what the doctor ordered for your stay on Anegada.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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The flashes occurred as tiny fragments of cosmic material, or micrometeoroids, impacted the lunar surface.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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In the years since then, Cordes and his team have followed nearly three hundred individual coral colonies within sixteen kilometres of the spill, recording minuscule changes in color, branch lengths, and physical integrity.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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On a night where Clay Holmes was dominant, tossing seven scoreless innings with four strikeouts, Roupp exceeded his minuscule margin of error.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Then an instrument on the lander will beam lasers outward to the rovers to compare their distances with microscopic precision.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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These outermost layers are held together by microscopic hooks, making sea otter coats essentially waterproof.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the hands of the six-piece band, the shivering chords of that miniature apocalyptic soul song build into a cathartic climax, which Wasner punctuates with weeping slide guitar.—
Mitch Therieau,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
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Compact or miniature ones usually have between 600 and 800 watts.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Atomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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