ultrafine

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Recent Examples of ultrafine In recent years, the trend has been moving in the direction of ultrafine eyebrow pencils that mimic the shadows created by individual eyebrow hairs. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025 This month, at the design fair Paris Déco Off, the brand is unveiling its latest interiors collection, including new textiles like an ultrafine merino wool and a velvet linen. Lindsey Tramuta Roxanne Fequiere Luke Fortney Gisela Williams Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 That’s because a growing body of science shows that fine and ultrafine particles, usually bound to toxic chemicals and heavy metals in wildfire smoke and exhaust, are causing brain injuries in children. Debra Hendrickson, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2025 These unique characteristics make ultrafine particles particularly dangerous, leading to a range of adverse health problems. Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for ultrafine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultrafine
superfine
Adjective
  • The researchers used perfectly spherical silica particles just 200 nanometers wide, essentially superfine sand, to achieve the effect.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Expect cozy notes of bourbon vanilla, vanilla Madagascar, amyris, and cocoa shell, plus a superfine champagne sparkle that gives skin a radiant gleam.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Ultrafine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultrafine. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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