as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles
this medication for athlete's foot is atomized so that it can be sprayed on from an aerosol can
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On the apps, music is atomized into bits, stripped of biography, history, and iconography.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
Almost half the novel is devoted to a fascinating reenactment of an average week behind the scenes — from pitch meeting to after-show drinks — sometimes atomized right down to the minute.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
What Americans often fail to imagine is the price of silent disagreement, of thinking differently in a society so atomized that all that holds it together is the fear of and anger at its enemies.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 June 2023
More value has been created by atomizing sports rights than by selling more at once.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
Almost half the novel is devoted to a fascinating reenactment of an average week behind the scenes — from pitch meeting to after-show drinks — sometimes atomized right down to the minute.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
What Americans often fail to imagine is the price of silent disagreement, of thinking differently in a society so atomized that all that holds it together is the fear of and anger at its enemies.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 June 2023
More value has been created by atomizing sports rights than by selling more at once.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
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“Atomize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomize. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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