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microwave

[mahy-kroh-weyv] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌweɪv /
VERB
cook
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This more versatile approach uses ultracold electrical circuits to store data, and timed pulses of microwave energy to perform calculations.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“We’re doing it with our own. You can’t microwave that overnight.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Make sure to briefly heat your tortillas in the microwave before wrapping.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

"A stellarator is a thing that is objectively very difficult to design, objectively very difficult to build. But if you do it, it is a dumb machine... just like a microwave oven," says Sciortino.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Five...four...three...Just as a third plasma ball ignited, the microwave shut off and the timer countdown vanished, along with the kitchen lights.

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




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