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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Recent Examples of atomic
Her tool of choice is granular synthesis, which, as its name suggests, allows for the manipulation of sound at the quasi-atomic level.
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Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
People forget that South Africa once had the bomb, and Ukraine was rife with atomic weapons after the fall of the Soviet Union.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Hopefully that doesn’t involve the use of more atomic weapons.
—Jack King, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Computations on atomic systems are about one-hundredth to one-thousandth as fast as their superconducting counterparts, says Jerry Chow, director of quantum systems at IBM Quantum.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2025
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Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
People forget that South Africa once had the bomb, and Ukraine was rife with atomic weapons after the fall of the Soviet Union.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Hopefully that doesn’t involve the use of more atomic weapons.
—Jack King, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Computations on atomic systems are about one-hundredth to one-thousandth as fast as their superconducting counterparts, says Jerry Chow, director of quantum systems at IBM Quantum.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomic
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At the previous World Cup in 2022, hosted by tiny Qatar, all of England’s games were in Doha or just outside that city.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Nanotubes are ultra-small cylindrical structures, so tiny that thousands could fit across the width of a human hair.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Yet despite these traits, scientists don’t fully understand how all the minuscule filaments of plastic get into our environment.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
7 Jan. 2026
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Risking his life again, the director embeds with a Ukrainian platoon attempting to retake the minuscule town of Andriivka that had been seized by Russian invaders.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Dec. 2025
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By removing microscopic defects and smoothing the surface, this coating ensures efficient energy flow while preventing the cell from disintegrating under intense heat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Fentanyl is cheap, compact, and lethal at microscopic doses, produced through decentralized networks designed to survive disruption.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Other breeds among the gifted dogs that participated in the study were a German shepherd, a Labrador retriever, a miniature Australian shepherd, a Blue Heeler and Australian Shepherd mix.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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Rooms come with Botanist & The Chemist toiletries, miniature fluffy robes, a signature purple starfish soft toy, and copious sweet treats, from white chocolate caryatids to cones of M&M’s.—
Jemima Sissons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Atomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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