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Recent Examples of microscopically
When looked at microscopically, there were patterns that suggested the possibility of life on Mars at one time.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Corintis The simulation and optimization software developed by Corintis is used to design a network of microscopically small channels on cold plates.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2025
Rather, it is picked up microscopically—usually from a urine sample taken for another purpose at a healthcare provider's office.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
By microscopically studying Bennu, researchers have also been able to find that the asteroid's geology has changed over the years due to interactions with water and ice.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Corintis The simulation and optimization software developed by Corintis is used to design a network of microscopically small channels on cold plates.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2025
Rather, it is picked up microscopically—usually from a urine sample taken for another purpose at a healthcare provider's office.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
By microscopically studying Bennu, researchers have also been able to find that the asteroid's geology has changed over the years due to interactions with water and ice.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microscopically
Adverb
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According to François Godard, a media and telecoms analyst at Enders Analysis, the $71B Disney-Fox deal from late last decade, which was waved through by the EU but examined minutely, sets the closest recent precedent for Hollywood M&A in the continent.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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Williams knows how to humanize this bare-bones vocabulary, minutely adjusting the voicing of a chord or caressing the last of a set of recurring motifs with a regretful ritardando.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In many companies, this material is scattered across fragmented digital systems or buried in analog archives that have never been systematically organized.—
Jason Dressel,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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By systematically applying color to sections of these overlapping forms, Bettina seemed to punch upward and drill downward through the dense honeycomb, creating a sense of three-dimensional space on the page.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Its exports, especially the HQ-9B missile system and JY-27A radar, which Beijing has marketed as a long-range shield against advanced aircraft and missiles, comprehensively failed in the face of American assaults.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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The list is far too long to extrapolate on comprehensively in a single column, but consider this.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Each ingredient is diligently vetted and each product is exhaustively tested (including a microbial analysis) for heavy metals, pesticides, solvent residues, environmental contaminants, and common allergens including gluten.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But the interiors are more disciplined—materials used in the rebuild were meticulously chosen by architect Tomoyuki Sakakida of the Japanese design firm New Material Research Laboratory and meant to oxidize over time.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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The film meticulously depicts inertia and zero-gravity movement.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Other administrations have been thoroughly deterred by Iran.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In a thoroughly entertaining game against a quality opponent, the B’s never trailed and then held off the supremely talented Minnesota Wild team to take two points in a 6-3 victory.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The structures are called follies and were completely designed and built by students from start to finish.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Tyler entered the season with expectations as a defensive-minded facilitator but never fully found her rhythm.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Listen fully, because useful details hide in ordinary words.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Microscopically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microscopically. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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