as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles
this medication for athlete's foot is atomized so that it can be sprayed on from an aerosol can
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Recent Examples of atomize
Shooting Outside Hollywood: Challenges, Opportunities, and Passports Runaway production has been atomized as states and countries compete to offer producers the hottest deals.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
On a national landscape where the populace had been systematically atomized and depoliticized over a period of decades, the Sadrists’ opportunity to build from a genuine grassroots base was an extraordinary asset.
—Nicholas Krohley, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2015
Spotify’s playlists—atomized, contextless—clearly run counter to her ethos, which is rooted in community building and intentional listening.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
That theory is now dead, and the Republican justices appear eager to replace it with a rule that will further atomize Americans based on their religion.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
On a national landscape where the populace had been systematically atomized and depoliticized over a period of decades, the Sadrists’ opportunity to build from a genuine grassroots base was an extraordinary asset.
—Nicholas Krohley, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2015
Spotify’s playlists—atomized, contextless—clearly run counter to her ethos, which is rooted in community building and intentional listening.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
That theory is now dead, and the Republican justices appear eager to replace it with a rule that will further atomize Americans based on their religion.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomize
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Meanwhile, families across America are grinding five, six, even seven days a week just to stay afloat.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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While the Bruins took care of some key business in the hiring of new head coach Marco Sturm, the team’s scouting and management staffs have been been grinding through some planning for the future that is just as vital as the next coach.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
6 June 2025
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The pressure in each case was almost immediately crushing.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Using a potato masher, lightly crush some of the potatoes, then transfer them all to a large bowl and top generously with pats of butter.—
Ryan McCarthy,
Saveur,
11 June 2025
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His answers often incite him to pound his fist on the meeting table, interspersed with loud exclamations.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
13 June 2025
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His approach emphasizes collaboration with industry to create a framework where the rules are clearly known as the primary regulatory tool rather than aggressive enforcement based on applying existing laws, which many industry insiders described as pounding a square peg into a round hole.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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Guinness noted that the actor had to jump out of a helicopter from a minimum height of 7,500 feet — sometimes while wearing a 50-pound camera rig — and that the parachute could only burn for about three seconds before completely disintegrating, forcing Cruise to deploy a backup chute.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Instead the vehicle spun out of control and disintegrated during atmospheric reentry.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
28 May 2025
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This, in turn, provoked police to wade into the crowd, beating people with nightsticks.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Gordon mentions beating the Bears’ rivals as one of his key team goals for the 2025 season.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Pallets of jurema bark, powdered and shredded, in a storage room at one of Akasha Song’s production facilities.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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Makeup patted him down—he’d worked up a coat of sweat during the setup—and powdered him up; the costumer threw his shirt on him.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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Matcha is traditionally grown in the shade—which allows the plant to develop more antioxidant-rich and amino-rich compounds—and then pulverized and mixed with water instead of steeped.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
27 May 2025
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Heavy excavation machines bash giant concrete blocks into more manageable chunks, before grinders pulverize the material into 1- to 3-inch rocks, which can be recycled.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Atomize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomize. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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