molten

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Natural gas is used by glass manufacturers to run their furnaces, which melt sand, soda ash, limestone and recycled glass into molten glass blobs which are then shaped into bottles.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Over billions of years, ongoing chemical exchanges between the molten interior and the atmosphere have shaped the planet's current appearance.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

When my spoon broke through the wobbly layer of cheesy bread and resurfaced all gooey and molten, the winter suddenly didn’t seem so bad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

As this molten rock pushed upward, it fractured surrounding rock layers, triggering thousands of earthquakes and tremors.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

Flames lick her, and the walls hiss and spit molten plaster.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda