as in particles
a very small piece
give me just one atom of information about the novel's surprise ending
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Recent Examples of atoms
Fatty acids are long chains of carbon surrounded by hydrogen atoms.
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Rosemary Trout,
Scientific American,
27 June 2026
The researchers found that the measurements matched theoretical calculations, thereby serving as evidence that thorium atoms can bind with each other.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
These polypeptides then fold into complex three-dimensional structures called proteins, driven by a combination of hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonds and electrostatic forces between atoms along the chain.
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Kj Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Each transistor consists of three nanosheets that are individually 5 nanometers thick, equivalent to about 15 rows of silicon atoms.
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Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
These devices use quantum systems, such as atoms or electron spins, as highly sensitive probes.
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Alex Krasnok,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Computing with two neutral atoms might involve precisely positioning them and firing a laser to illuminate both.
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IEEE Spectrum,
21 June 2026
Blue Ghost’s Lunar Sunrise This Raleigh scattering sees blue and violet short-wavelength light strike atoms in Earth's atmosphere and scatter while long-wavelength red and orange light bends onto the lunar surface.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Rosemary Trout,
Scientific American,
27 June 2026
The researchers found that the measurements matched theoretical calculations, thereby serving as evidence that thorium atoms can bind with each other.
—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
These polypeptides then fold into complex three-dimensional structures called proteins, driven by a combination of hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonds and electrostatic forces between atoms along the chain.
—
Kj Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Each transistor consists of three nanosheets that are individually 5 nanometers thick, equivalent to about 15 rows of silicon atoms.
—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
These devices use quantum systems, such as atoms or electron spins, as highly sensitive probes.
—
Alex Krasnok,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Computing with two neutral atoms might involve precisely positioning them and firing a laser to illuminate both.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
21 June 2026
Blue Ghost’s Lunar Sunrise This Raleigh scattering sees blue and violet short-wavelength light strike atoms in Earth's atmosphere and scatter while long-wavelength red and orange light bends onto the lunar surface.
—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atoms
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It should be finely milled, meaning it's blended to lightweight particles that move easily yet set the skin well.
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The storm built until the walls and floor were covered with pale gray particles, billowing like smoke, then tessellating in triangles.
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One released a chaff cascade—hell’s own monsoon manifesting as specks of light, sound, and EM pulses falling through the hanging garden.
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Kansas City isn't much of a pedestrian city, but now, blue and green specks of fans dot the sidewalks, like wildflowers poking through a crack in the pavement.
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But Brown’s team identified a cluster of four clusters—the megacluster—that produces not just one, but four molecules that work in different ways to trip up the biotin pathway.
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The new device is made up of 16 small gas-detecting sensors that identify slight variations in gas molecules including those of common food allergens like walnuts and peanuts that could be life-threatening for those with allergies.
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Add shortening and continue cutting in until flour is pale yellow and resembles coarse cornmeal with butter bits no larger than small peas.
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The Spanish architect Marina Otero Verzier highlights efforts to preserve the entire island nation of Tuvalu as a series of digital bits.
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Light streams through the frosted glass, catching flecks of dust.
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But flecks of green were visible throughout the stadium as Algeria fans made their presence known as well.
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The distillery gained a reputation for producing all its own distillate, with grains sourced from farmers in Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin.
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The recreational use of bigger display fireworks, such as salutes that contain two grains – 130 milligrams – of explosive materials and professional-grade aerial shells with more than 60 grams of pyrotechnic compositions isn't allowed.
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Being joyful there — in the Dominican Republic, where small shacks and houses pieced together by junkyard scraps sometimes hold families with over a dozen members — seems incomprehensible.
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There’s passable yet indistinguishable music in this exact style dropping every day, but the difference with Chicago’s Fatso is that his lyrics feel like scraps of conversations that communicate his hurt without leaning on platitudes.
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Claudine Ebeid, The Atlantic’s executive producer for audio, said the company was focused on figuring out its YouTube strategy while also publishing more short-form video clips via snippets from its podcasts.
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Keeping with the Day and Night theme, her official website played snippets of two different instrumentals (for 12 hours each) on June 1.
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“Atoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atoms. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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