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Recent Examples of atomization
Chinamaxxing romanticizes things that feel structurally out of reach at home — compact, affordable-looking apartments; public transit that works; streets safe to walk at night; multigenerational households as an antidote to loneliness; communal meals as an antidote to atomization.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
The atomization of society begins with your morning coffee.
—Jakub Grygiel, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Neoliberalism wants atomization, managing our own human capital.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
But his real breakthrough went beyond atomization.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
The problem is the infernal force of atomization that is running all over us.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Such atomization is a metastasizing problem.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
The atomization of society begins with your morning coffee.
—Jakub Grygiel, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Neoliberalism wants atomization, managing our own human capital.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
But his real breakthrough went beyond atomization.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
The problem is the infernal force of atomization that is running all over us.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Such atomization is a metastasizing problem.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomization
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The mass audience is now fragmented, there is more polarization of content, and the line between news and entertainment has blurred.—
Kirstin Pellizzaro,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Yet, as throngs of people strolled the three-block downtown on a recent April weekend, past American flag streamers, patriotic bunting and red brick colonial buildings, there was scant visible evidence of that polarization.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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This proprietary approach overcomes challenges of surface treatment and dispersion associated with the material.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Goldman notes that the three-month realized pairwise correlation among the major AI hyperscalers—Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle—has fallen sharply, with rising dispersion among the dominant names.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Use in hydrogen transportation The five-metal nanocrystals have proven effective in accelerating ammonia decomposition, a process vital for the hydrogen energy economy.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Eckenrode, a retired FBI forensic scientist and expert in human decomposition, joined them in 2021.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Non-state actors and drone warfare The diffusion of UAV technology has enabled non-state actors to participate in air warfare in unprecedented ways.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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In disaster response, there is no room for diffusion of responsibility.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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The pursuit happened Tuesday and began in Rocky Mount’s Meadowbrook subdivision, the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 7 news release.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
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The council’s hearing about Silverleaf, a large and expensive mixed-use subdivision proposed south of Karcher Road near Gem State Adventist Academy, lasted more than two hours Monday evening.—
Noah Daly
May 7,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
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Market segmentation, especially demographic segmentation based on age, loci, socioeconomic status index, and household life cycle, also became frequent in market analysis.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Viva’s owner, Grupo IAMSA, also operates a giant bus network and was fined in an antitrust investigation for monopolistic practices related to price manipulation and route segmentation in 2022.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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What Remains Unknown Zagury noted in her Mongabay interview that much is still unknown — particularly the extent to which toucans actually drive seed dispersal and forest regrowth.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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Scientists are continuing to study exactly how much the toucans are driving seed dispersal and long-term forest regrowth.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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Grab a small basket or tray and fill it with things like tea, a candle, lotion, a favorite snack, a handwritten note or a scattering of flower petals.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Also, to verify this delicate arrangement, the researchers used powerful experimental tools, including neutron scattering and synchrotron radiation, which can probe magnetic structures at the atomic level.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Atomization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomization. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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