atomization

Example Sentences

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Perhaps that atomization is why large communal events are still so popular.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s documentation of Stalinism strikes the same note: the elimination of a private existence away from politics, with the regime constantly forcing itself upon one’s attention, feeding each individual’s growing atomization and learned helplessness.

From Salon • May 24, 2025

“Part of the atomization of society is we’re not coordinated in our response to crime,” Mr. Kilpatrick said.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2023

This quality of drift has less to do with Hollywood than it does with Didion’s inner climate, the centrality in her work of atomization and narrative breakdown.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023

Adjusting and locking the nozzle regulates the degree of atomization.

From Advanced Toy Making for Schools by Mitchell, David M.