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Recent Examples of atomization
The problem is the infernal force of atomization that is running all over us.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Such atomization is a metastasizing problem.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomization
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That’s the missing nuance in our current state of political polarization.—
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Across the United States, political polarization has deepened to historic levels.—
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Showing little propulsive momentum at the index level and under the sway of wide dispersion among stocks and sectors, this churning phase has left investor positioning and attitudes shy of dangerous extremes.—
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Stable dispersions lasted for up to a month, supported by strong negative zeta potentials in both water and ethanol.—
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On the property, there were 27 deceased dogs documented since August 1st alone, all in varying stages of decomposition.—
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The organic matter component of soil derives from the natural decomposition of dead plants, microorganisms, and small soil animals.—
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Plants don’t have lungs, of course, but grapevines do breathe, absorbing oxygen and other atmospheric gases—including smoke—through small pores on the underside of their leaves, or by diffusion across the fruit’s thin, waxy skin.—
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Holes effectively switched partners repeatedly, a process the team calls non-monogamous hole diffusion.—
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The 911 center, a subdivision of the police department currently overseen by Commander Jorge Llanes, has faced mounting concerns over staffing and missed emergency calls.—
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The shooting occurred Wednesday morning in a subdivision of Whitestown, located approximately 20 miles northwest of Indianapolis, police said.—
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No global business depends more on fan avidity than sport, where rabid subcultures of tribal commitment often defy traditional customer segmentation.—
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Strategically chosen—if sometimes artificial—limits and product segmentation have pride of place in Cupertino’s rulebook.—
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But dispersal of attention is essential.—
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On May 30, 1991, just five days after the North Stars had lost the Stanley Cup Final to Pittsburgh in six games, the NHL held a dispersal draft to help stock the new expansion team.—
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All that was left was a scattering of blood and a few tufts of fur.—
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This phenomenon happens because blue light undergoes stronger atmospheric scattering than red light, and as a result, red is the most dominant color as sunlight passes through our atmosphere and casts light on the moon.—
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“Atomization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomization. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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