atomize
verb (used with object)
to reduce to atoms.
atomizing
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present participleof atomize.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The New York Times is “disbanding” its sports department, atomizing the staff and pushing readers to pay extra for sports coverage by The Athletic, a money-losing news startup it bought last year for $550 million.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
As Rushkoff puts it: "those of us without the funding to disown our humanity. . . don't have to use technology in such antisocial, atomizing ways."
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2020
“U.S. culture is extremely atomizing, especially in terms of how suburban neighborhoods and apartment buildings work,” they said.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2020
Others point to the atomizing effects of the internet on inter-human relations.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2018
The atomizing method carried to its logical extreme demands that not only 'sensations' but also 'thoughts' should be essentially disconnected, and then, of course, no thinking can cohere.
From Pragmatism by D. L. Murray
