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
Every chat with Claude or GPT runs on the same underlying machinery that calculates spreadsheet totals and renders video games—silicon wafers etched with billions of microscopic switches, organized into specialized processors.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 1 May 2026
Apply Beneficial Nematodes Some microscopic worms can act as natural predators to grubs.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
This development could pave the way for super-precise thermometers and chemical detectors that work at a microscopic level.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
They’re regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to ensure proper safeguards are in place to prevent microscopic cement particles from causing health problems in nearby residents.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 1 May 2026
Apply Beneficial Nematodes Some microscopic worms can act as natural predators to grubs.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
This development could pave the way for super-precise thermometers and chemical detectors that work at a microscopic level.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
They’re regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to ensure proper safeguards are in place to prevent microscopic cement particles from causing health problems in nearby residents.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microscopic
Adjective
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One new study looked at how the coloring of microplastics – the tiny bits of plastics found everywhere from our rivers to our brains – may actually be helping increase temperatures.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The lab didn't take DNA samples from each fish, which can be done by clipping off a tiny bit of one fin.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Laptops at this price range are as basic as can be, maybe not in features or software, but in hardware and specs, with minuscule amounts of RAM and weak, underpowered processors.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Those figures, combined with much more existential climate crises like extreme weather, pollution and food insecurity, make eliminating a tour’s worth of plastic feel minuscule.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The girls, buzzed on miniature cans of soda, lingered in the liminal space between rolling credits and parental pickup.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Prairie Plants to Try In addition to wildlife habitat and food, a miniature prairie delivers year-round texture and color variation.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
3 May 2026
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“Microscopic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microscopic. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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