as in heated
melted by heat
molten metal molten lava
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Recent Examples of molten
Joining other efforts to decarbonize the steel-production process such as those using hydrogen to refine iron ore, Boston Metal has pioneered a process known as molten oxide electrolysis (MOE).
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
At 50,000 droplets per second, operating under heavy use, each of our lithography machines has the potential to generate nearly 1 trillion pulses per year, totaling many liters of molten tin.
—Jayson Stewart, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
Video footage shows the skiers coming down the slopes with glowing, molten lava flowing in the background.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
The other ignition happened, the investigators said, when two wires slapped together, releasing molten metal into the vegetation.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
At 50,000 droplets per second, operating under heavy use, each of our lithography machines has the potential to generate nearly 1 trillion pulses per year, totaling many liters of molten tin.
—Jayson Stewart, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
Video footage shows the skiers coming down the slopes with glowing, molten lava flowing in the background.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
The other ignition happened, the investigators said, when two wires slapped together, releasing molten metal into the vegetation.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molten
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Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly engaged in a heated exchange, according to the New York Times.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Guests can also spend time in the eucalyptus steam room and the property’s 75-foot indoor heated lap pool.—
Sherrie Nachman,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Mafic igneous rock is a material rich in specific minerals that forms when magma cools.—
Kate S. Petersen,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The park’s seven-acre boulder field contains piles of large diabase (an igneous rock) stones formed some 175 million years ago that sound like bells when hit with a hammer.—
Emily Matchar,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Scientific American,
3 Mar. 2020
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If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2019
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This air fryer uses superheated air to cook food at 400°F, producing crispy results with little to no oil.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Hot rock then turns it into superheated steam, which can spin turbines and generate electricity.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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Among the productions strengths is Jake Gyllenhaal’s seething Iago, one of Shakespeare’s greatest villains.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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This helps explain why Gabbard elicits a seething hatred from people like Frum, Clinton, and Nichols.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2024
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Last Sunday, Duke took just 45 field goal attempts (compared to a whopping 68 FGA by Baylor) and managed to turn those into 89 points thanks to white-hot 64 percent shooting from the floor.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Jury empanelment is set to begin on Tuesday for what promises to be a white-hot retrial.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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Stir-frying is a method of quickly searing and cooking bite-size pieces of protein and vegetables in a splash of oil over high heat.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Theron’s performance as the one-armed warrior Furiosa is one for the ages—stoic, searing and unbearably emotional beneath the surface.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.—
Ellie Beeck,
Peoplemag,
6 Feb. 2023
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Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2023
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“Molten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molten. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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