as in particle
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
This connection makes sense, as our minds are composed of the same atoms that make up the reality around us.
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Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Whereas traditional nuclear fission energy creates power by splitting atoms, fusion uses heat to create energy by melding them together.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
One of physicists’ great talents—starting with the laws of simple parts (such as atoms) and working up to a complex whole—cannot fully account for cells, animals, or people.
—Adam Frank, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025
High-power microwave radiation energized the atoms of the gases into a hot plasma state, which freed up carbon atoms to settle on the wafers, and linked into the diamond structure over the course of several hours.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2025
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Yui's video kicked off with a dramatic display of zodiacal light, which formed as sunlight reflected off a cloud of interplanetary dust particles to form a column of light above the colorful arc of our Blue Marble.—
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The antenna that sends out the RF signal is made from zinc, and it is embedded into a cellulose particle, as per the release.—
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Their long, silvery-blue spiral arms are peppered with bright knots and specks, the telltale signposts of active, messy astrophysics in progress.—
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Pure black or white floors show every speck of dust.—
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The team enhanced the design using small-molecule amidinium ligands.—
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Signals from the gut make the situation worse by encouraging immune cells to release harmful molecules.—
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López reportedly found flecks of gold while digging wild onions, sparking an early gold rush.—
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Shiny and dark evergreen foliage is held aloft on strong, arching stems mottled with purple flecks.—
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The sensor supports 13-bit output, allowing richer color representation and smoother tonal transitions.—
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And probably died a little bit more when the Tyler Loop field goal that would have sent him home — maybe for good — was in the air before drifting wide right.—
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Wipe the cleaner off in the direction of the grain.—
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With its quiet streets, neat homes, and grain silos standing tall against big skies.—
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Sometimes, missing out on sleep for a few days or longer is all but unavoidable, say, because of a tough patch at work or the reality of life as a new parent.—
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These topical patches stick to the back of your ear or around your navel and release a natural blend of essential oils to relieve nausea.—
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Iman commemorated the event in a second Instagram post with snippets of the pair during their wedding ceremony at St James' Episcopal Church in Florence, Italy, on June 6, 1992.—
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They can be found on our YouTube channel, which is Echoes of the City KC, along with other shorts and snippets of the other documentaries.—
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“Atom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atom. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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