as in particles
a very small piece
not a molecule of sense in that girl
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Recent Examples of molecules
These include the manipulation of certain kinds of small molecules—the backbone of many different types of medicines, from antibiotics to corticosteroids.
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Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Mattias Balk | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Bristol and Hengrui will each contribute assets and will work together on developing new drugs, making China look less like a source of one-off molecules and more like a part of pharma's global research and development operating system, Baran said.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Her father was a double PhD and MD — a rare kind of systems thinker who looked at the world and saw it in molecules.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
But the most promising business opportunities may sit in rare or previously inaccessible molecules that traditional cultivation cannot produce at a meaningful scale.
—Thomas Andersen, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
Detergent works through surfactants — molecules that break up dirt and oil so water can rinse them away.
—Ryan Brennan
may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Oxygen molecules make energy production in cells extremely efficient.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
The crystalline structure of molecules is more uniform, rather than a broad variation.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
In addition to neutralizing free radicals, antioxidants can repair or remove damaged molecules, stimulate the production of antioxidant enzymes, and strengthen the body's overall defense system against oxidative stress.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 13 May 2026
Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Mattias Balk | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Bristol and Hengrui will each contribute assets and will work together on developing new drugs, making China look less like a source of one-off molecules and more like a part of pharma's global research and development operating system, Baran said.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Her father was a double PhD and MD — a rare kind of systems thinker who looked at the world and saw it in molecules.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
But the most promising business opportunities may sit in rare or previously inaccessible molecules that traditional cultivation cannot produce at a meaningful scale.
—Thomas Andersen, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
Detergent works through surfactants — molecules that break up dirt and oil so water can rinse them away.
—Ryan Brennan
may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Oxygen molecules make energy production in cells extremely efficient.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
The crystalline structure of molecules is more uniform, rather than a broad variation.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
In addition to neutralizing free radicals, antioxidants can repair or remove damaged molecules, stimulate the production of antioxidant enzymes, and strengthen the body's overall defense system against oxidative stress.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for molecules
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As dust floats through the air, static electricity can attract particles of dirt, pollen, pet dander, and dust that accumulate on the fan blades over time.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
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Similar to how cosmic impacts can agitate and heat lunar regolith to liberate trapped particles from the solar wind, machines can do much the same.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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From the summit of Monte Gambarogno, the towns hugging the shore of Lake Maggiore appear as tiny specks, dwarfed by the snowcapped southern Alps to the north.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
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Silvery or mottled patches on leaves, brown or distorted petal edges, dark specks (feces) or flower buds that fail to open are signs of thrips.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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First, lasers excite atoms into Rydberg states.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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The beautiful display of lights results from a form of space weather, according to NASA, when high-energy space particles violently collide with atoms of gas in a planet's atmosphere, close to its magnetic pole.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
16 May 2026
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At the core of quantum computing are quantum bits, or qubits, that can store multiple values simultaneously, unlike binary bits that can only be a 0 or a 1.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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The best bits of Body of Work are defined by the ideas that don’t center Skeletrix in the frame, the half-thoughts and thorny passages that breeze past if you aren’t locked in.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
15 May 2026
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The person who seems least surprised by it all is Matsuzawa, perhaps the league’s only 27-year-old rookie with flecks of gray in his hair.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Powerful new lasers and x-rays are enabling geologists like Korolev, a researcher at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City, to probe increasingly small flecks of minerals in deep diamonds.—
James Dinneen,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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In the last 52 weeks, according to new NielsenIQ data, the only pasta made with alternative grains that is seeing an increase in year over year sales is ‘Grain and Legume’–a segment which has more than doubled in the past three years.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Some nitazenes are so powerful that under 2 milligrams—the equivalent of a few grains of sand—can kill a person by shutting down breathing.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
18 May 2026
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Just scrape off large food scraps and let the dishwasher clean the rest.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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The wastepaper baskets were filled with real scraps of newspaper.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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Muted guitars twirl in curlicued shapes, fleshed out by harp, woodwinds, and brass; clanking bells and mbira-like harmonics flare up in quiet patches, and background vocals fan across the stereo field.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
19 May 2026
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The dog, who is gray with white patches, was stuck in the space for two days, according to News Channel 5 Nashville.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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“Molecules.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molecules. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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