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lava

[lah-vuh, lav-uh] / ˈlɑ və, ˈlæv ə /
NOUN
volcano matter
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It’s got a purple corded phone, a lava lamp, a beanbag chair … and it happens to be a habitat at a zoo on a planet of bug people.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

But around 182 million years ago, massive volcanic eruptions spread lava across much of the inland Karoo Basin, where many dinosaurs once lived.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

“To now routinely produce an icy Earth, a young Earth, a lava planet—those are huge technological innovations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The one that appears alongside onion petals, Monte Cristos and a molten chocolate lava cake that arrives under a small weather system of powdered sugar.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

All of those things were volcanic lava, finally erupting after ages of being suppressed.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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