as in to grind
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 atomize
Minnesotans have found and loved one another in a world atomized by social media, where empty men have tried to fill their lonely soul with lies about their own inherent superiority.
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Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 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.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
But Judah’s model was, in its way, less public, or at least less politically oriented, more atomized, similar to self-help figures like Oprah and Deepak Chopra, who might give private instruction and offer one-on-one spiritual therapy to the famous.
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Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
Herds routinely grow, shrink, atomize.
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Literary Hub,
15 Dec. 2025
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Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 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
But Judah’s model was, in its way, less public, or at least less politically oriented, more atomized, similar to self-help figures like Oprah and Deepak Chopra, who might give private instruction and offer one-on-one spiritual therapy to the famous.
—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
Herds routinely grow, shrink, atomize.
—
Literary Hub,
15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for atomize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomize
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So Norway’s chefs brought their own coffee beans and grind every morning.
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If tension surfaces in a chat or client meeting, ground yourself by restating the facts, then suggest a next step everyone can accept.
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The team’s findings suggest that crushing concrete and exposing it to air during recycling or shallow burial could dramatically improve its ability to immobilize radioactive contaminants.
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The vineyard’s primary business is growing and crushing grapes to produce bulk wine for these buyers, some of which are also managing the Canadian market loss.
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The heart-pounding encounter ended with the calf reunited with its mother, dramatic photos on a cellphone — and the couple continuing on to catch brook trout.
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Dansby Swanson hit three home runs, including a grand slam, Michael Conforto homered twice and the Chicago Cubs pounded the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday.
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That changed in April 2023 when unknowing construction workers unceremoniously removed a disintegrating Pinky from its eyrie.
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The experiments have shown how a self-repair mechanism enables the spindle to stabilize itself under force and avoid disintegrating.
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Bryson Stott's three-run homer highlighted Philadelphia's eight-run outburst in the ninth inning and the Phillies rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 14-9 on Tuesday night.
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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The packets are filled with powdered, crystalized lime and taste like a fresh squeeze.
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Each day, an FX makeup team used around 400 prosthetics on the passengers, and made 3,000 gel capsules filled with sodium bicarbonate, citric acid and red powdered Kool-Aid.
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The garbanzos are sometimes roasted before pulverizing, lending the yellow powder a richer, nuttier taste.
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But the biggest beef to be had is in Sarnoski’s insistence to bludgeon us with pulverizing violence, which grows tiresome and repetitive in the carnage-spewing initial 30 minutes.
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“Atomize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomize. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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