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microwave

[mahy-kroh-weyv] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌweɪv /
VERB
cook
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When you first step into South Hall, to your immediate right is “the bubble”—a barred enclosure fitted with chairs, a desk, a telephone, and a microwave.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

He said the facility’s staff does not clean the floors, dining tables or the microwave.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are investigating whether microwave energy could help produce French fries that absorb less oil without losing the qualities consumers expect.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Gaofen 3 uses 'synthetic aperture radar,' or SAR, which emits microwave pulses to gather data, capturing imagery at any time of day or night, regardless of cloud cover.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

David pops a Hot Pocket in the microwave, which makes us both stick out our tongues in disgust.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

There are other options for space solar, with solar panels in space beaming microwaves External link to a receiver.

From Barron's Apr. 27, 2026

Because microwaves generate heat throughout the food, they promote vapor formation and help maintain internal pressure that keeps oil from being absorbed as easily.

From Science Daily Apr. 2, 2026

TeraView has commercialized terahertz technology, a kind of radiation operating between microwaves and infrared.

From MarketWatch Dec. 8, 2025

Reading about galaxies and cosmic microwaves helps me to breathe more easily.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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

A home carer unintentionally fed an elderly woman microwaved dog food, an investigation has found.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

On New Year’s Eve, Amanda and I celebrated with nobody else, but watched the live feed from Times Square, while eating microwaved burritos in bed.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2025

That first time I used my name in public inspired in me the panic I associate with someone trying to pass off a microwaved jar of Prego as a laboriously simmered bolognese.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2023

Like his heart was wrapped in microwaved Nutella.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

"He had tried to survive by microwaving frozen chicken nuggets and chips."

From BBC Mar. 3, 2026

“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 stereotypical bachelor computer programmer also enjoys having free restaurants to eat at, rather than sadly microwaving a burrito at home for dinner.

From Salon Jan. 17, 2025

This android — one of two nameless leads in the Oscar-nominated charmer “Robot Dreams” — envisions a small, lonely dog in his third-floor walk-up, microwaving a depressing dinner for one.

From New York Times May 30, 2024

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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