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microwave

[mahy-kroh-wayv] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌweɪv /
VERB
cook
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The journey began in 1997 with Sojourner, a small rover roughly the size of a microwave oven.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Everyday actions generate billions of these nanoparticles, Yan noted, from washing a load of laundry to reheating a dish in the microwave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

This is basic life stuff, like don’t put metal in the microwave and don’t ever ask anyone at work about their fantasy football team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

When Mo Mahir, 22, from West Bromwich, was nine years old, he "found a video of a guy making a mug cake in a microwave", which he said ignited his passion for baking.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

As soon as the timer on the microwave went off, Calista walked into the living room.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

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

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

"RoSPA urges parents and carers to talk to children about the dangers of copying online trends and to reinforce that microwaves are not toys," she said.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Mar. 17, 2026

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions provides technologies that can disable drones with microwaves.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

Gamow calculated that by the time it crossed the vastness of the cosmos, the radiation would reach Earth in the form of microwaves.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Inside an Omaha test kitchen, executives at Conagra recently huddled over plastic trays of microwaved eggs, potatoes and sausage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The men eat microwaved taquitos, she pounds vitamins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

Maybe it’s the way they suck at their teeth after eating microwaved fish at their desk, or just the emails that have too few exclamation points or a few too many.

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025

Kantar found there were 4% fewer meals made using an oven in the 12 weeks to 11 June versus the same period last year, while microwaved meals rose 8%.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 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 sterilizing process isn’t that different from microwaving a frozen dinner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

The anonymous author of the statement could not resist adding, “The U.S. Embassy will continue to make tea in the proper way — by microwaving it.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

The recording includes Banksy comparing his approach to art - which involves producing graffiti undercover at speed - to microwaving meals.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2023

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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