micro
Example Sentences
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“That’s their worldview, and navigating life as a Black woman, you’re going to experience micro- and macroaggressions,” she says.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
Then a short lesson in micro- and macroeconomics:
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
They used this relationship between micro- and macro-scale deformation to develop a new model for how glaciers flow.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024
Yes, they’re cheap and convenient, but like a raccoon that crashes your dinner party, they get into everything: our rivers and oceans, and even our bloodstream, in the form of micro- and nano-plastics.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024
This toy raft, mini-raft, micro- raft, might do for a pond, but not for the Pacific Ocean.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vocabulary lists containing micro
Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: micro
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: micro-
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