MACROSCOPICALLY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

macroscopically

adverb

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Recent Examples of macroscopically The physicists also showed that the system was quantized, or only gained or lost energy in specific amounts, the committee said—demonstrating another principle macroscopically. — Connor Greene, Time, 9 Oct. 2025 However, those all require leveraging the energy from particles, either macroscopically or on the quantum level, to power our energy needs. — Big Think, 22 Aug. 2025

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The vast majority of illnesses this year are from the cyclosporiasis outbreak involving iceberg lettuce used at restaurants like Taco Bell and distributed more broadly by Taylor Farms.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
As some bankers leave for jobs at AI labs, finance is also turning into a battleground for enterprise AI business more broadly.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of broadly

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Small explosions happen within the park every few years and generally present localized dangers.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
And yet while some clubs of a similar size were happy to keep selling players to re-invest, Tottenham generally only did so with first-team players in very specific circumstances.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of generally

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Much of western Libya is ruled by local militias loosely allied to Dbeibah’s government in Tripoli.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Police said Keith is accused of placing Messiah's body in the woods behind the apartment complex and loosely covering it with dirt and vegetation.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of loosely

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So for patients in their late 40s and 50s with hot flashes or night sweats, Adams liberally prescribes hormone therapy unless patients have a clear medical reason not to.

— Mara Gordon, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026
Stanley Kubrick stole liberally from silent films, using ‘The Phantom Carriage’ for ‘The Shining’ and ‘Our Heavenly Bodies’ for ‘2001’.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

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