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un·der the mi·cro·scope

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  1. under the microscopeadverb

    Under close scrutiny or examination.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of under the microscope in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of under the microscope in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of under the microscope in a Sentence

  1. Lee Green:

    The feel is very different because obsidian has no 'bite,' if you look under the microscope at a steel scalpel edge it looks almost like a saw, it has teeth, whereas obsidian is smooth even microscopically.

  2. Bryan Lessard:

    I'd been watching a lot of' RuPaul's Drag Race' when I was examining the specimen under the microscope, so it was on my mind ! and I really wanted to give this group of flies a memorable name because it needs the attention -- the first specimen of this RuPaul fly was collected over a hundred years ago and sat neglected in a museum collection until someone with the knowledge of that group came along to name and document them.

  3. Holden Triplett:

    When someone like this has been arrested, any operation that they would have knowledge of immediately becomes suspect from a counterintelligence perspective, anything that they've touched is now under the microscope.

  4. Andrew Kessner:

    Now, this year these companies are coming more under the microscope by investors and people are saying, 'hey, when are you going to start making money?'.

  5. Stella Lee:

    The inside of the nose is lined by a multitude of cilia( which look like a shag carpet under the microscope) that are constantly providing clearance of mucus, pathogens and inhaled particulates to the back of the nose by beating in a rhythmic motion, it is amazing that our noses can differentiate between potentially harmful pathogens and innocuous agents.

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