microwave

Synthetic aperture radar sends microwave signals toward Earth's surface, allowing satellites to collect measurements even when clouds obscure the ground.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Everyday actions generate billions of these nanoparticles, Yan noted, from washing a load of laundry to reheating a dish in the microwave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Sea ice emits more microwave energy than liquid water, producing a recognizable contrast in satellite observations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

This is basic life stuff, like don’t put metal in the microwave and don’t ever ask anyone at work about their fantasy football team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The sweet molasses smell of brown sugar teased my tongue as I placed the bowl in the microwave.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

It also showed them lighting paper in microwaves in the cell block kitchens.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The frequency is similar to that of microwaves.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Because microwaves generate heat throughout the food, they promote vapor formation and help maintain internal pressure that keeps oil from being absorbed as easily.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026

So ubiquitous are highly processed, highly palatable victuals for children that microwaves are now fitted with special settings to heat them up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Rotating slowly in eternal sunshine, Libra would have abundant solar energy, so much, in fact, that some could be converted into microwaves and beamed back to earth.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

Inside an Omaha test kitchen, executives at Conagra recently huddled over plastic trays of microwaved eggs, potatoes and sausage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

On New Year’s Eve, Amanda and I celebrated with nobody else, but watched the live feed from Times Square, while eating microwaved burritos in bed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

Kantar found there were 4% fewer meals made using an oven in the 12 weeks to 11 June versus the same period last year, while microwaved meals rose 8%.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2023

Despite the fact that I started cooking the roasted ones before the microwaved version, the latter were not only done first, they were nicely cool before the roasted ones were ready.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2023

He grabs his tray and opens a microwaved packet of spaghetti and starts shoveling it into his mouth, making slurping, gulping groans.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

And there are darker sides to being viral: Some users on social media talked about microwaving NeeDohs to make them more pliable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot was taken to hospital after an egg he was microwaving exploded in his face.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

The sterilizing process isn’t that different from microwaving a frozen dinner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

The anonymous author of the statement could not resist adding, “The U.S. Embassy will continue to make tea in the proper way — by microwaving it.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

Nearly everything in the store required microwaving or oven heating or scrupulous refrigeration or came in large, family-sized quantities.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson