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
This releases chlorine atoms — like a microscopic, demented Pac-Man, a single one can devour more than 100,000 ozone molecules.
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Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The review emphasizes that measuring electrical activity in fungi is challenging due to their microscopic, complex structure.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Measuring electrical activity in fungi is challenging due to their microscopic, complex structure, and current evidence for information transfer — within a mycelial network or between organisms — is still tentative.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
As climate change drives hotter, drier, and more extreme weather, these microscopic threats are spreading farther and becoming more resilient — sometimes with deadly consequences.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
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Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The review emphasizes that measuring electrical activity in fungi is challenging due to their microscopic, complex structure.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Measuring electrical activity in fungi is challenging due to their microscopic, complex structure, and current evidence for information transfer — within a mycelial network or between organisms — is still tentative.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
As climate change drives hotter, drier, and more extreme weather, these microscopic threats are spreading farther and becoming more resilient — sometimes with deadly consequences.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microscopic
Adjective
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Its tulle is brittle and sharp, brushing against my fur like a thousand tiny teeth, a cruel lover that bites with every move.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The astronauts' cells have been placed on tiny chips and distributed throughout the capsule in an effort to understand these effects in greater detail.—
Brendan Byrne,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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Even if such minuscule PBHs were created, most of them might be gone by now.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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But due to the lack of early round upsets, there are no schools remaining with minuscule budgets, and therefore no third-round matchups with huge financial disparities.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), a standard poodle typically has around seven puppies, while miniature poodles average five and toy poodles average three.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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But the miniature quartz for ladies, at 26 mm, is probably $4,500.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Microscopic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microscopic. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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