as in grinding
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 atomizing
To accomplish this, Licklider proposed atomizing books into discrete blocks of information — exactly as Otlet had suggested more than half a century before, but now assisted by digital tools rather than index cards.
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Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
The mentality is just one example of how young people in China are reacting and adapting to a fast-changing and often atomizing urban society.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
The mentality is just one example of how young people in China are reacting and adapting to a fast-changing and often atomizing urban society.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomizing
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Each year, as the weather improves, Russia has moved its grinding war of attrition up a gear.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The war then settled into a grinding pace, with Russia slowly regaining the upper hand.—
Olivier Kempf,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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After a late night on Thursday, there wasn't a whole lot of time for the Illini to celebrate their crushing 35-point win over Penn before starting to prepare for VCU, with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line.—
Ryan Baker,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The movie explores a few unique forms that extraterrestrial life could take, from space microorganisms that produce both infrared light and an unfathomable amount of energy, to rocklike aliens that live under crushing pressure and breathe ammonia.—
Mary Magnuson,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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The same neighbor also saw him, on another occasion, pounding on Wilkens’ back door with what looked like a metal pipe.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Florida began its national title defense with the second-largest victory margin in NCAA Tournament history, pounding Prairie View A&M 114-55 on Friday night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Hollywood, the name for the entertainment industry headquartered and operating in Los Angeles County, is disintegrating.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Watched behind his closed eyelids the eruption of strange visual forms, shapes of light blooming and disintegrating, blue green and yellow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Shane Pinto scored on the power play, Warren Foegele added his fifth goal in nine games since being traded and the Ottawa Senators made up more ground in their chase to make the playoffs by beating the New York Rangers 2-1 on Monday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Repeat with the remaining flour mixture and buttermilk, beating just until no large lumps remain.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Atomizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomizing. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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