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microwave

[mahy-kroh-weyv] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌweɪv /
VERB
cook
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Today, almost all U.S. households have at least one microwave, according to the most recent federal data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Eleven U.S. innovations, such as cornflakes, the implantable pacemaker and the microwave, were born from accidental discoveries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Takhar and doctoral student Yash Shah outlined their findings in two recent studies focused on how microwave frying changes what happens inside French fries during cooking.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Upcoming galaxy surveys, cosmic microwave background studies, and gravitational wave detectors are reaching the sensitivity needed to examine ideas that were once purely theoretical.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

JP bends to look at the bowl of ramen turning in the microwave.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas