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microwave

[mahy-kroh-weyv] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌweɪv /
VERB
cook
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If you prefer a warmer snack, simply pan-sear the butter-stuffed dates in more butter, or pop them in the microwave for six to eight seconds.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

"It sounded like cracking, like popcorn in the microwave... crunching," she said.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

High-power microwave systems are generally less vulnerable to rain, fog or smoke than lasers, but still depend on line of sight, range, beam control and the surrounding electromagnetic environment.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

It lacked a minibar but came with a fridge, microwave and standard coffee maker.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

I had made them in Mike’s microwave the day before.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

But economists warn that higher tariffs can make everyday goods, like coffee and microwaves, more expensive.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Terahertz radiation sits between microwaves and infrared light on the electromagnetic spectrum.

From Science Daily Mar. 17, 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

Remember: home microwaves didn’t destroy the fast-food business.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

I'm lying on my bed, microwaves burning up my brain, running up a killer phone bill.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

The men eat microwaved taquitos, she pounds vitamins.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2025

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

"So we went and took snow from the backyard and microwaved it and it's clear - is this bad? Am I not supposed to eat snow?"

From BBC Jan. 22, 2024

The power of showing a Black love story from start to finish — despite the microwaved timeline — cannot be understated.

From Washington Post Apr. 14, 2023

Its body temperature could’ve microwaved a frozen burrito.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

“You’re going to hear Make America Healthy Again moms talking about it, while also environmental activists talking about it—and I guarantee your relatives are increasingly worried about microwaving their plastic,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 18, 2026

The stereotypical bachelor computer programmer also enjoys having free restaurants to eat at, rather than sadly microwaving a burrito at home for dinner.

From Salon Jan. 17, 2025

This android — one of two nameless leads in the Oscar-nominated charmer “Robot Dreams” — envisions a small, lonely dog in his third-floor walk-up, microwaving a depressing dinner for one.

From New York Times May 30, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 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




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