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Recent Examples of atomic Interestingly, the researchers also found that the three-dimensional arrangement or atomic orientation of the material could create different ray patterns, giving us more control over how heat moves through the material. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026 As the cosmos cooled and expanded, the free-floating quarks and gluons started binding together to create the building blocks of all matter, including all those necessary atomic protons and neutrons. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026 Citi's research supports that view, describing decentralized finance's reliance on an atomic clearing process, meaning delivery and payment happen simultaneously, as a change that cuts counterparty and settlement risk. Malana Vantyler, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Hiroshima was unquestionably the first use of an atomic weapon, and more people did die in that attack than in Nagasaki. James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for atomic
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Adjective
  • The Moon’s awkward angle to Venus this morning may bring tiny mismatches around timing, mood, or social plans, but nothing needs to become a big deal.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
  • One such collection of it-narratives survives in the form of the tiny manuscript books authored by children associated with the prominent New England Hale family.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Yields briefly dipped but went back up a day later as the $4 billion size of the buybacks is minuscule compared to the $32 trillion Treasury market.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Excess potassium, including the minuscule amounts of potassium-40, is excreted.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Electronic and functional materials also require detailed information about microscopic structures and material states.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • And because nobody washed the dishes before tossing them into the feasting pit, King and his colleagues (in a 2017 study) could analyze the microscopic residue of ancient drinks that had soaked into the ceramic.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Because the coating stops being an insulator when its breakdown threshold is reached, the charge rips through it in a miniature dielectric breakdown, the same failure mode that kills capacitors and transformer insulation.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The dish features sweet and savory thick-cut bacon suspended from a miniature clothesline.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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“Atomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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