as in tiny
very small in size
made atomic adjustments to the clock's mechanism to keep it from whirring as it ran
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Recent Examples of atomic
The meeting closed with the showing of an official Navy sound film on the atomic tests at Bikini island in the Pacific the previous summer.
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
The last nuclear arms pact, known as the New START treaty, between Russia and the United States expired in February, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
The administration and non-proliferation experts have largely focused on the Islamic Republic’s atomic weapons facilities that use uranium as the material for building nuclear bombs.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Through this, the internal atomic interactions that drive the material’s superior energy storage and sensing were mapped.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
The last nuclear arms pact, known as the New START treaty, between Russia and the United States expired in February, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
The administration and non-proliferation experts have largely focused on the Islamic Republic’s atomic weapons facilities that use uranium as the material for building nuclear bombs.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Through this, the internal atomic interactions that drive the material’s superior energy storage and sensing were mapped.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomic
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Despite their tiny size, the devices delivered some of the strongest efficiencies reported for ultrathin perovskite solar technology.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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The kibble is smaller and meant for tiny mouths.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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But this minuscule bit was trapped within a diamond, keeping its crystal structure intact.—
James Dinneen,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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The polygraph is composed of several minuscule sensors in one soft device.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Given these past successes, a group of Chinese researchers decided to use microscopic samples of Homo erectus teeth from three sites in China, each dating to about 400,000 years ago.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Those eggs are microscopic and hatch quickly, and no amount of surface washing can reliably reach what may have burrowed inside.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
13 May 2026
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During an appearance at a Savannah Bananas game at Angel Stadium, Hough started a dance routine by tossing a miniature mirrorball to Olson, who shrugged toward the camera.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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The researchers said the setup avoids the wiring complexity found in conventional miniature sensors.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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“Atomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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