radioactive
Example Sentences
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The nonrenewable gas is produced by radioactive decay deep under the earth and escapes into space once released.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Amundsen’s work is in keeping with the rest of the show, which fills two halls at the liberal arts school with visual and multimedia works that probe the persistence of radioactive materials.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
The nuclear start-up announced that it had secured its first license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a federal agency that oversees the civilian use of radioactive materials.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
Herrera was certainly the less radioactive candidate of the two.
From Slate • Mar. 9, 2026
It was a major breach of safety protocol that risked the workers swallowing radioactive dust with their food or inhaling it while they ate.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
