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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Brilliant scientific minds of the era, including Hans Bethe, Edward Teller, Enrico Fermi and J. Robert Oppenheimer – who directed the Los Alamos, New Mexico, branch of The Manhattan Project – came together in a race against Germany and the Soviet Union to build an atomic weapon.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
The Truman Administration made sincere, ultimately frustrated efforts to bring atomic weapons under the supervision of the United Nations.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
That effort, in turn, was dramatically amplified by the Trump administration’s decision to wade into the fray, using American military superiority to target hardened and buried elements of Iran’s atomic effort – to devastating effect.
—Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The 2008 reimagining of The Day the Earth Stood Still has Klaatu warning earthlings about ecocide rather than an atomic menace.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
The Truman Administration made sincere, ultimately frustrated efforts to bring atomic weapons under the supervision of the United Nations.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
That effort, in turn, was dramatically amplified by the Trump administration’s decision to wade into the fray, using American military superiority to target hardened and buried elements of Iran’s atomic effort – to devastating effect.
—Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The 2008 reimagining of The Day the Earth Stood Still has Klaatu warning earthlings about ecocide rather than an atomic menace.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomic
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One nautical mile west of Santorini, opposite the village of Oia and the caldera, lies the tiny island of Therasia, accessible via boat departing from Ammoudi Bay.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Her tiny strides nestled among the cypress trees near the Guadalupe River.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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But his minuscule resupply plan only will get more Ukrainians and Russians killed for nothing.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
21 July 2025
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This week, a Quinnipiac University poll revealed that congressional Democrats have a minuscule 19% approval rating—an all-time low in the history of that particular poll.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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Easy to apply and then reapply, the miniature stick tucks into beach bags or backpacks and takes up minimal space.—
Jené Luciani Sena , Caitlyn Martyn
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FOXNews.com,
28 July 2025
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The Paper Plane mixes bourbon and Amaro Nonino, garnished with an adorable miniature paper airplane on the coupe rim.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Despite their at first comparatively microscopic scale, digital natives Glossier and e.l.f.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
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The flowers of certain plants release the microscopic, light-weight pollen grains in massive quantities.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 July 2025
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“Atomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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