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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Those are microscopic numbers compared to last season, when Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 251, closely followed by 248 from Rudy Gobert.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2025
This told them that all coral structures take their shape from individual polyps’ microscopic inclinations.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
These may include the virus persisting in parts of the body, long-lasting disruption of the immune system, clotting in microscopic blood vessels, or changes to the bacteria and viruses that naturally inhabit our bodies.
—Farah Aziz Annesha, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
But Parallel Health, an emerging biotech powerhouse, is betting on a different microscopic universe: the human microbiome.
—WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2025
This told them that all coral structures take their shape from individual polyps’ microscopic inclinations.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
These may include the virus persisting in parts of the body, long-lasting disruption of the immune system, clotting in microscopic blood vessels, or changes to the bacteria and viruses that naturally inhabit our bodies.
—Farah Aziz Annesha, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
But Parallel Health, an emerging biotech powerhouse, is betting on a different microscopic universe: the human microbiome.
—WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for microscopic
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“Microscopic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microscopic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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