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a very small piece
give me just one atom of information about the novel's surprise ending
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Recent Examples of atom
In the search for sharp answers, the lone electron of the hydrogen atom marked the start and end of the road; even the two electrons of the helium atom doomed exact approaches like Gordon’s.
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Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
For instance, when simulating how three atoms might interact, a digital quantum computer would have to model the interactions between each combination of atoms one step at a time, whereas an analog quantum computer could model them all simultaneously.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Feb. 2025
Until they were captured into atoms, the unfettered electrons scattered light like a dense fog in a car’s headlights.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Jan. 2025
Aurorae manifest as curtains of light that trace the geomagnetic field lines and can vary in color depending on the species of atom being excited.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
For instance, when simulating how three atoms might interact, a digital quantum computer would have to model the interactions between each combination of atoms one step at a time, whereas an analog quantum computer could model them all simultaneously.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Feb. 2025
Until they were captured into atoms, the unfettered electrons scattered light like a dense fog in a car’s headlights.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Jan. 2025
Aurorae manifest as curtains of light that trace the geomagnetic field lines and can vary in color depending on the species of atom being excited.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atom
Noun
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The particles can pass through any kind of matter and contain information about some of the most energetic events in the universe, such as gamma-ray bursts.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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In effect, the particles accelerate by surfing on these waves.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Coincidentally, also visible in the new images is the planet Mercury, appearing as a tiny speck of light gliding closer to the sun.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Such heady heights look like a speck on the horizon right now, and the question is how small that prospect needs to shrink for anger in the stands to rise again.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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The researchers behind the brain plastics study think the tiny shards of plastic hitch a ride on fat molecules to get inside brain cells.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2025
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Life’s Building Blocks Inside an Asteroid: Scientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of organic molecules that shed light on how life arose.—
Jason Bittel,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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The song structures melt into goo; the lyrics pelt flecks of raw feeling.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
3 Dec. 2024
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Each light is attached to a green string to easily blend into your tree, and once the lights are turned on, the liquid inside each bulb bubbles to reveal floating flecks of gold glitter to make your tree shine.—
Kaitlin Gates,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2024
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One of those rare attacks occurred just two years ago in 2023, when a shark bit a snorkeling American woman.—
Max Saltman,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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Rather than spending years of R&D perpetually reinventing themselves, its creators take what’s worked in their own games, incorporate the best bits of others, and remix the brew over and over.—
Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Everything comes into focus: grains that are shiny, fluffy and tender, yet somehow still individual, sticky and standing.—
Eric Kim,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The best foods to focus on to keep your gut status quo are plenty of fiber-rich whole grains, nuts, seeds, and legumes, plus fruits and veggies, adds Wright.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
18 Feb. 2025
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Cultural burning on a Juncus patches is usually for weavers.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Eddie Murphy, who once rescued Saturday Night Live during a rough patch in the 1980s, rescued a sketch in the show’s 50th anniversary special with a note-perfect imitation of Tracy Morgan.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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There’s one very good suspense sequence and snippets of accompanying tension, but overall there’s no momentum to the mystery and the lack of interesting character arcs is conspicuous.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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Harlow confirmed the engagement Tuesday in an Instagram post that included snippets of Kuzma’s lavish proposal and a glimpse at her 8.5-carat engagement ring.—
Nardine Saad,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Atom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atom. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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