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
His own work addresses the historical traumas that affected his youth and continue to trouble him, chief among them the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Cold War and, later, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, 18 May 2025
That means giving every reliable, low-emissions source every chance to succeed, including atomic power.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
Early ideas had atomic and hydrogen fuels layered in alternating bands, similar to the insides of a baseball.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
That means no ticky-tack stuff on Gilgeous-Alexander, and no WWE arm bars and atomic knee drops against Jokic.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 May 2025
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Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, 18 May 2025
That means giving every reliable, low-emissions source every chance to succeed, including atomic power.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
Early ideas had atomic and hydrogen fuels layered in alternating bands, similar to the insides of a baseball.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
That means no ticky-tack stuff on Gilgeous-Alexander, and no WWE arm bars and atomic knee drops against Jokic.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomic
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In 1972, the company switched to Smith, naming the shoes in his honor and printing a tiny picture of his mustachioed face on them.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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McCartney, who played a residency at New York’s tiny Bowery Ballroom back in February, has no tour dates presently on his 2025 calendar.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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The sample size is minuscule, but Washe had excellent play-driving metrics in his limited ice time.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The ratings numbers will be … well, what’s an adjective worse than minuscule?—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
29 May 2025
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At parties, Lee showed off his miniature Minox camera and bragged that he was engaged in spycraft.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The original miniature portrait has been lost to history.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 May 2025
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The microscopic instrument, measuring 35 by 13 microns, and constructed from platinum, is less than the width of a human hair, said Loughborough University researchers.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Even in the shade of a fruit tree, you could be surrounded by tiny skyscrapers — not made of steel or concrete, but of microscopic worms wriggling and writhing into the shape of long, vertical towers.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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“Atomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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