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
Black rain forms when soot and chemicals combine with water; microscopic particles can lodge in lungs and bloodstream, raising risks of heart and breathing problems.
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Tammy Webber, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Research has even shown that some patients with apparently stable kidney function can still have ongoing disease activity visible on kidney biopsy at the microscopic level.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Mar. 2026
Shincell specializes in physical foaming technologies that expand polymers by trapping microscopic gas bubbles inside the material.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2026
Sports betting was a game of razor-thin margins and microscopic edges.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
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Tammy Webber, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Research has even shown that some patients with apparently stable kidney function can still have ongoing disease activity visible on kidney biopsy at the microscopic level.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Mar. 2026
Shincell specializes in physical foaming technologies that expand polymers by trapping microscopic gas bubbles inside the material.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2026
Sports betting was a game of razor-thin margins and microscopic edges.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microscopic
Adjective
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The plot pivots on tiny gestures involving matters of life and death.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Each impact steals a tiny bit of the spacecraft’s speed, pushing it a smidgen closer to Earth.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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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However, that’s a minuscule distinction when looking at the difference in the typing and navigating experiences between these two devices.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Loose, gestural ink drawings sit alongside still lifes of treasured objects, flea market finds are arranged like miniature stage sets, and candid snapshots of her Milan existence are collaged with painterly abandon.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
24 Mar. 2026
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This powers a miniature refrigerator compressor running on R600 refrigerant, another name for n-butane, a type of refrigerant sealed in a closed loop system.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Microscopic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microscopic. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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