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foam

[fohm] / foʊm /
NOUN
bubbles formed from a liquid
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He manipulates the physical form of the ingredient to showcase different temperatures and textures: souffle, cream, biscuit, foam, and air.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

They’re from melting insulation foam and whatever it is that gets airborne when fire assails solar panels.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

It also froths milk and makes cold foam, which opens up even more possibilities for a build-your-own drink bar.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

It's no secret that exposure to loud music can damage your hearing, and small foam ear-plugs have long been available at venues.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

The exact spot where Aphrodite was born of the foam could be visited by any ancient tourist; it was just offshore from the island of Cythera.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The three movements include “an invocation to hands that weave”; “a meeting of foams, needles, songs, threats and pulsations”; and what Negrón calls “an archipelago of resonances and possibilities.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

The company said the Department of Defence kept using the PFAS-containing firefighting foams for two decades after it stopped selling the product in Australia.

From BBC May 28, 2026

One of the chemicals found by both the EA and the independent testing is PFOS, a substance banned in the UK due to potential carcinogenic risks, often used in firefighting foams.

From BBC May 20, 2026

Since then, high-tech foams have been perfected to return more energy to the runner than ever and come in lighter than previous materials.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

Spring fog foams over the ramparts of the newly opened Belle Isle Bridge.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The straw made from foamed CDA was a prototype to see if increasing the surface area would accelerate break down.

From Science Daily Jan. 30, 2024

Products like single-use packaging, plastic resins, foamed plastic insulation, bottles and containers, among many others, add to global greenhouse emissions.

From Washington Times Jul. 1, 2022

So far it has built 1,000km of foamed bitumen road surfaces and is "continuing to develop foamed bitumen techniques", according to its transport department.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2022

It foamed and raged and swept citizens along in its wake, but Nora alone was strong enough to outjump it.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2021

Together they plunged over a fall of green-hued stone, and foamed down into a dell.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Built-in sinks allow shoppers to test face washes that come in creamy, gooey and foaming textures.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

She calmly described how her mum had been foaming at the mouth and shaking, and clearly gave their address when asked, LAS said.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

I’m not foaming at the mouth over the death of cinema or what have you.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2026

The A12 cafe, on one of the busiest avenues in the capital, displays a large picture of a foaming pint on its window.

From Barron's Nov. 19, 2025

They sat down and did not speak but watched the small waves chuck at the shore, frothing and foaming and disappearing into the sand and rocks, and then doing it all over again.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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