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Recent Examples of atomization
One of Wallace’s driving anxieties, a black thread running through this novel, was that television addiction (including his own) was inducing brain rot, social atomization, and spiritual death.
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Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 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
Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 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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With polls indicating that political polarization in the United States is at an all-time high, vilification, and even prosecution, of political opponents has risen as well.—
Bernadette Meyler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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At that scale, polarization becomes a commercial risk.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In today’s environment, dispersion between winners and losers is widening, creating a fertile landscape for alpha generation.—
Carrie McCabe,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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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
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The body of a month-old boy found in a duffel bag stuffed in a closet inside his family’s apartment was in an advanced state of decomposition — and his mother told cops her son hadn’t been home for at least two weeks before being arrested for hiding his corpse, prosecutors said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office determined at the time that Schlake drowned, but his body was in such a state of decomposition that officials could not immediately identify him, said Adam Linhardt, spokesman for the sheriff’s office.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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Chavarria has also decided to launch a diffusion line called Big Willy as of this show.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
23 Jan. 2026
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Overcoming these issues requires additional layers between copper and silicon, such as nickel, titanium, or zinc oxide, to block diffusion and enable proper electrical contact.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 2026
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In Macomb County, subdivision roads are plowed only when four inches or more of snow has fallen, according to the Macomb County Department of Roads, though salt is applied within subdivisions at entrances, exits, intersections and hills.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Police are conducting a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead on Tuesday afternoon in a subdivision in west suburban Oswego.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Nutanix Flow implements micro-segmentation to contain threats within isolated network segments and provides disaster recovery orchestration for rapid failover and recovery operations.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Trent will lead category management and go-to-market initiatives, overseeing product line architecture, assortment planning and channel segmentation.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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After police declared an unlawful assembly and issued a dispersal order, several people who refused to leave were arrested, authorities said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As part of that shift, the company auctioned off its horses in a dispersal sale last September, bringing in more than $28 million in a single day.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2026
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However, bird retinas lack blood vessels, likely an evolutionary adaptation to prevent light scattering and improve visual clarity.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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Among the regulars at these family dinners were my grandmother’s three brothers, their wives, and a scattering of their children and grandchildren.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Atomization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomization. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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