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foam

[fohm] / foʊm /
NOUN
bubbles formed from a liquid
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The property also features a sizable media room, an expansive primary suite—with his-and-her closets and a spalike bathroom—and a playroom with its own stage and foam pit.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

You can then progress to standing on a folded towel or foam pad.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Baidoo suggests a more supportive flip-flop, such as a FitFlop, which is sturdier and contoured - a world away from the flat and thin flip-flops that have been cut from a big sheet of foam.

From BBC Aug. 4, 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

Who wouldn’t want to watch the foam missile soar a hundred feet into the sky, simply from the power of my stomp and a blast of air?

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

Electrolyzers require components in practical forms such as metal meshes and foams, so laboratory performance alone is not enough.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

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

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

Gas-injected foams and paper-thin uppers make high-tech shoes lighter than ever before—and records are tumbling just as fast.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

Bile foams in my gut and my thoughts tumble every which way as I try to work out how I’m going to fit a dog into my already too-jam-packed life.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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

Pennsylvania officials will use 2,000 tons of lightweight foamed glass nuggets to fill in the section of a U.S.

From Washington Times Jun. 15, 2023

While the barista at Hurricane Coffee Co. foamed the oat milk for my lavender latte, I wondered which ingredient would tag my neurotransmitters first: the stimulating caffeine or the soothing lavender.

From Washington Post Jul. 22, 2022

Since then, Queensland has been using a process called foamed bitumen stabilisation.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2022

The waves foamed around the shore and the rocks that lurked beneath the surface.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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

Hernandez told police she returned at 4:30 p.m. and found her 1-year-old foaming at the mouth in the midst of a seizure, according to the police report.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2026

They frequently contain colors, flavor enhancers, sweeteners, thickeners, foaming agents and emulsifiers, and typically cannot be produced in the home.

From Barron's Dec. 2, 2025

Symptoms of muscarine poisoning include muscle cramps, blurred vision, foaming from the mouth, vomiting and diarrhea.

From Salon Feb. 20, 2025

They were so close I could see their hideous mouths foaming, anticipating a nice juicy meal of demigods.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan




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