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Recent Examples of microscopic What happens during a session Many treatments start with a microscopic scalp analysis. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The bisphenol is combined with a colorless ink and applied as a microscopic, heat-sensitive film to the paper. — Sean McCann, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 The water vapor evaporates, leaving microscopic pores behind. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026 The report details necropsy and microscopic tissue examinations of two female belugas, 23-year-old Peekachu and 20-year-old Rain, who arrived in Chicago last month from the defunct Marineland park in Canada. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for microscopic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microscopic
Adjective
  • Crowdsourcing the follow-up work — developing gene therapies or treatments — might prove beyond the scope of this tiny community.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Radioactive beta particles strike the fibers and trigger tiny pulses of light.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Billions of minuscule creatures, after all, agitate the waterways of the world.
    — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Information heard from several small and mid-sized publishers in the program that Google’s AI payments are minuscule, equaling roughly one-tenth of one percent of their advertising revenue.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The Rani drawstring bag captures the house’s savoir-faire with its miniature size, intricate beadwork and 3D floral embroidery by Sirivannavari Atelier and Academy.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Apple has at last updated its iconic miniature desktop (the last go-around was 2024) and somehow spawned two very different Mac minis in two identical shells.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Microscopic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microscopic. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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