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
The building blocks of atomic nuclei, quarks and gluons, floated around loosely in a kind of primordial soup.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 May 2026
The meeting closed with the showing of an official Navy sound film on the atomic tests at Bikini island in the Pacific the previous summer.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
What this revealed was that atomic nuclei heavier than the atomic nucleus of iron lost energy much more slowly than lighter particles.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 May 2026
The administration and non-proliferation experts have largely focused on the Islamic Republic’s atomic weapons facilities that use uranium as the material for building nuclear bombs.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 May 2026
The meeting closed with the showing of an official Navy sound film on the atomic tests at Bikini island in the Pacific the previous summer.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
What this revealed was that atomic nuclei heavier than the atomic nucleus of iron lost energy much more slowly than lighter particles.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 May 2026
The administration and non-proliferation experts have largely focused on the Islamic Republic’s atomic weapons facilities that use uranium as the material for building nuclear bombs.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomic
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The whole episode is a reminder to product designers everywhere that users can be extremely sensitive to the seemingly smallest changes — and Spotify clearly had not anticipated that a teeny-tiny disco ball drop would prove to be unpopular.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Today, Siazon’s pickles can be found at the Sacramento Natural Food Co-op, the Davis Foods Co-op, Corti Brothers, the Kitchen Table locations, Allspicery in East Sacramento and tiny but mighty Superette Market in Land Park.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Eastern Forest Tick Examined under a microscope, this minuscule parasite bears an uncanny resemblance to your childhood bully, right down to its mullet and Van Halen T-shirt.—
Jay Ruttenberg,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Hikers dip into shady trails lined with thick brush, a favorite path being the Myakka Canopy Walkway, which offers a rare peek into the ecosystems—both minuscule and massive—within the swampy marshland.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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This generates a phenomenon called acoustic cavitation, in which microscopic bubbles quickly form and pop in the liquid.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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Nematodes are microscopic, thread-like roundworms that naturally inhabit the soil and serve as an effective organic pest control.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
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Generation 3 for anyone who wants full-size prints rather than the Go's miniature ones.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
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The pattern of the bags themselves is also completely new to Trader Joe's—all of the miniature canvas totes released in the past have featured solid colors.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 June 2026
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“Atomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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