atomization

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Recent Examples of atomization 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
Noun
  • Mendoza warned that replicating Mamdani’s ideological platform could deepen polarization.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • During a time of deep polarization and partisan division, the share of voters up for grabs may seem to be shrinking, but several pollsters who spoke with ABC News identified groups that could still tip 2026's consequential midterm elections.
    Emily Chang, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Showing little propulsive momentum at the index level and under the sway of wide dispersion among stocks and sectors, this churning phase has left investor positioning and attitudes shy of dangerous extremes.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Stable dispersions lasted for up to a month, supported by strong negative zeta potentials in both water and ethanol.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Based on the level of decomposition, officials estimated she had been dumped from the overpass at least a month earlier, according to the release.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Before storing the bodies in the crawl space, Gacy used lime to hasten the bodies' decomposition.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • According to the team, this is the first time anyone has directly linked the internal distribution of the beta phase to lithium diffusion behavior in lithium aluminum alloys.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Using a combination of nanotechnological and analogue diffusion devices, these scents permeate the surrounding garden.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The 911 center, a subdivision of the police department currently overseen by Commander Jorge Llanes, has faced mounting concerns over staffing and missed emergency calls.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The shooting occurred Wednesday morning in a subdivision of Whitestown, located approximately 20 miles northwest of Indianapolis, police said.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • No global business depends more on fan avidity than sport, where rabid subcultures of tribal commitment often defy traditional customer segmentation.
    Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Strategically chosen—if sometimes artificial—limits and product segmentation have pride of place in Cupertino’s rulebook.
    Craig Grannell, Wired News, 2 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • But dispersal of attention is essential.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • On May 30, 1991, just five days after the North Stars had lost the Stanley Cup Final to Pittsburgh in six games, the NHL held a dispersal draft to help stock the new expansion team.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Most were teenagers skipping school, though there was a scattering of grown-ups and a couple of families with younger children.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Pamukkale, Turkey — From a distance, Pamukkale looks every bit like a ski resort, with a cascade of brilliant white slopes and a scattering of tourists at the top, seemingly preparing to slalom down into the valley below.
    Barry Neild, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Atomization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomization. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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