quenches
Example Sentences
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But quenches -- the sudden, destructive events wherein a part of the material loses superconductivity -- are a major barrier to their deployment.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024
Listening to KGAY, he added, quenches “a desire for a sense of connection that was in person, that was live and public.”
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
There is, legitimately, no item on earth that quenches and refreshes like good ol' water — especially when you've eaten something especially heavy or you've accidentally eaten the equivalent of your body weight in candy.
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2023
The river, which cascades from the Rockies down to the deserts of the Southwest, quenches the thirst of 40 million people in the U.S. and Mexico and sustains a $15 billion-a-year agricultural industry.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022
In the case of pieces or bits of a material, it is true that any predicate made concerning the material, such as "Sugar is sweet," or "Water quenches thirst," applies to any and every portion.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
