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coke

[kohk] / koʊk /
NOUN
carbon
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Antonyms
STRONG


NOUN
iron
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The company said in December that it would eliminate a third of its workforce, or about 1,000 jobs, as it shuttered production from its blast furnace and coke ovens and transitioned to electric-arc steelmaking.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

Exxon has said it is targeting a more than 50% increase in Permian output between 2025 and 2030 in part by using petroleum coke, a refinery byproduct, to recover more molecules as it fracks wells.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

“I had to take a few jelly beans and coke to get going. It wasn’t the prettiest innings but sometimes you’ve got to do it ugly.”

From Barron's Oct. 10, 2025

He says it's the caffeine and sugar in coke that helps him.

From BBC May 31, 2025

I went down to the concession stand and bought three boxes of nachos and a diet coke for Sam.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

In the fire, a similar breaking away of the surface takes place, and when coked, the coal is but moderately coherent.

From Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel by Samuel W. (Samuel William) Johnson

The best form of fire to use is one having rather high banks of coked coal on each side of the mass, leaving an opening or channel from end to end.

From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Harold P. (Harold Phillips) Manly

To take the welding heat the fire should be cleaned out and clear coked coal, and not gaseous coal, used.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose

When the green coal on top has been coked the fire is ready for use.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin

After the wood is completely charred, or the coal become coked, the subsequent changes are the same that happen in the charcoal furnaces.

From Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 The Advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements by Rufus Porter

“She’s going to have to get the trust of the steelworkers,” said Richard Tikey, a union local vice president at the coking coal plant for U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The supplies needed to keep them running - coking coal and iron pellets - are also running low.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The resource powered steamships, heated homes, and supported metal production through coking processes.

From Science Daily May 6, 2026

He reckons coking coal prices could fall back to between $200-$220/ton once Australian exports normalize.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

The smell of the coking plant coming in under the dawn, the first reliable smell of every day.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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