variants
also microscopical
as in tiny
very small in size
even a microscopic speck of dust in the eye will cause pain
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Recent Examples of microscopic
The mixture goes through a homogenizer, which breaks the oil into microscopic droplets that stay evenly suspended.
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Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
The researchers used a series of methods involving x-rays, CT scans, and microscopic and chemical analyses to ensure that the fleshy parts were indeed just a clay molding.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
The multiple layers of silicon in these 3D stacks are mostly connected by microscopic balls of solder, or in some advanced cases just by their copper terminals.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
Exosomes—microscopic structures that send information from cell to cell, encouraging repair—also harness the body’s natural healing mechanisms.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
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Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
The researchers used a series of methods involving x-rays, CT scans, and microscopic and chemical analyses to ensure that the fleshy parts were indeed just a clay molding.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
The multiple layers of silicon in these 3D stacks are mostly connected by microscopic balls of solder, or in some advanced cases just by their copper terminals.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
Exosomes—microscopic structures that send information from cell to cell, encouraging repair—also harness the body’s natural healing mechanisms.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microscopic
Adjective
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At the previous World Cup in 2022, hosted by tiny Qatar, all of England’s games were in Doha or just outside that city.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Nanotubes are ultra-small cylindrical structures, so tiny that thousands could fit across the width of a human hair.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The amount of space between garden soil particles is so minuscule that container plants struggle to send their roots into it and extract nutrients from it.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Budgets for these projects are minuscule (generally, $100,000 to $300,000 per series), and platforms release a lot of them, experimenting to see what resonates with viewers.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The crowd continued cheering for minutes, even-handed in volume but consistent nonetheless, until Lee reemerged with a miniature curtsey, just barely hiding the biggest grin of the night.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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When the time comes, the females deliver live, miniature toads instead of laying eggs in water.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Microscopic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microscopic. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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