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
For decades, the government offered some compensation to people with qualifying illnesses who had participated in atomic weapons testing or lived in certain areas when the tests occurred.
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Apr. 2026
To sniff out the atomic hydrogen — the more diffuse, cooler gas that acts as the initial, sprawling reservoir for future star formation — the team harnessed the immense power of China's Five Hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST).
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Distortion is baked in at the atomic level; no sounds emerge without first passing through swathes of low-grit aural sandpaper.
—Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
So what makes the cell go, what breathes life into the atomic arrangements, is the efficient removal of protons so that more protons will flow.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Apr. 2026
To sniff out the atomic hydrogen — the more diffuse, cooler gas that acts as the initial, sprawling reservoir for future star formation — the team harnessed the immense power of China's Five Hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST).
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Distortion is baked in at the atomic level; no sounds emerge without first passing through swathes of low-grit aural sandpaper.
—Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
So what makes the cell go, what breathes life into the atomic arrangements, is the efficient removal of protons so that more protons will flow.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomic
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One new study looked at how the coloring of microplastics – the tiny bits of plastics found everywhere from our rivers to our brains – may actually be helping increase temperatures.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The lab didn't take DNA samples from each fish, which can be done by clipping off a tiny bit of one fin.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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Laptops at this price range are as basic as can be, maybe not in features or software, but in hardware and specs, with minuscule amounts of RAM and weak, underpowered processors.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Those figures, combined with much more existential climate crises like extreme weather, pollution and food insecurity, make eliminating a tour’s worth of plastic feel minuscule.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Hantaviruses are groups of viruses – microscopic organisms that infect hosts – transmitted by mice and rats.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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To protect the fragile ecosystem from invasive species large and microscopic, visitors are told to stay away from animals and to avoid touching the ground with anything but their feet.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The girls, buzzed on miniature cans of soda, lingered in the liminal space between rolling credits and parental pickup.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Prairie Plants to Try In addition to wildlife habitat and food, a miniature prairie delivers year-round texture and color variation.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
3 May 2026
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“Atomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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