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
These particles, known as cosmic rays, are mostly composed of single protons, although heavier atomic nuclei, electrons, positrons (the antimatter counterpart of electrons), and neutrinos are all present as well.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
The specter of atomic annihilation, once such a major part of our collective fears, has been dormant for so long, even as the danger hasn’t decreased.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
That is, until experimental atomic physicist Tim Gay cracked the case within the last few years.
—Regina G. Barber, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
The restaurant only has mild and medium spice for Nashville chicken, but will soon offer hot and atomic flavors.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
The specter of atomic annihilation, once such a major part of our collective fears, has been dormant for so long, even as the danger hasn’t decreased.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
That is, until experimental atomic physicist Tim Gay cracked the case within the last few years.
—Regina G. Barber, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
The restaurant only has mild and medium spice for Nashville chicken, but will soon offer hot and atomic flavors.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomic
Adjective
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When the tiny home arrives, a semi-permanent setup is as easy as leveling the surface, hooking up utilities, and anchoring the home, if desired, which can be accomplished with the help of the builder’s team.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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Every day is a new chance to accurately fix the coördinates of my appearance in clothes, to make tiny adjustments, as if focussing a lens.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Hickey glanced at her daughter’s trove, then at the store’s dense, minuscule universe.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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In recent weeks, the weekly take was dropping to the $500,000 range, then $400,000 and then last week’s gross was a minuscule $380,052.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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Marshburn described how thousands of miniature organ samples could be tested in orbit to evaluate new drugs.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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My Arcade is a line of miniature retro arcade devices, Plug ‘N Play consoles and portable gaming handhelds, which include licensed titles from Atari, Bandai Namco, SEGA, Tetris, Capcom, Konami, Taito, Data East and Jaleco.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Little more than a century later, life expectancy had dramatically increased to seventy nine years—all due to a better understanding of microscopic germs as the cause of infectious diseases, public health measures, and the discovery and application of antibiotics.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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And, biologists diagnosing based on microscopic findings in samples from the animal’s body still risk misidentifying the worm.—
Jessie Richards,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Atomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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