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
And that's why Putin's latest open musings about a potentially world-ending atomic exchange are so significant.
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Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
And unlike nuclear fission, there is no atomic waste involved.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
Steven Pifer, a former American ambassador to Ukraine and one of the top nuclear proliferation experts in the U.S., says Zelensky likely aimed to impel NATO to open membership to Ukraine rather than actually start a clandestine atomic weapons program.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The film focuses in part on the true story of a Japanese man during World War II who survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, got on a train to Nagasaki, and then survived the nuclear explosion in that city.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 May 2025
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Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
And unlike nuclear fission, there is no atomic waste involved.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
Steven Pifer, a former American ambassador to Ukraine and one of the top nuclear proliferation experts in the U.S., says Zelensky likely aimed to impel NATO to open membership to Ukraine rather than actually start a clandestine atomic weapons program.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The film focuses in part on the true story of a Japanese man during World War II who survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, got on a train to Nagasaki, and then survived the nuclear explosion in that city.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomic
Adjective
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The former Dixon comptroller embezzled nearly $54 million from the tiny town to fund a lavish lifestyle.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Every detail is analyzed to maximize sound quality, Maserati says, down to the tiniest features.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The minuscule particles can lead to breathing problems like bronchitis and cause inflammation that aggravates diabetes, heart disease and other health conditions.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Summer Benowitz with blob: An anthropomorphic blob attempts to turn itself back into a human — one minuscule, infuriating, frivolous, anxiety-provoking task at a time (a show about being in your 20s).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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At parties, Lee showed off his miniature Minox camera and bragged that he was engaged in spycraft.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The original miniature portrait has been lost to history.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 May 2025
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The technology not only replaces the need for vacuum bags and traditional filters but also helps to capture more microscopic dust.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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While space stations are relatively clean environments and are bombarded by higher doses of radiation than the surface of Earth, astronauts coming to and from space stations carry trillions of microscopic organisms with them.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
21 May 2025
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“Atomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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