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microwave

[mahy-kroh-wayv] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌweɪv /
VERB
cook
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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

We used the hydrogen formation history found through these simulations to compute predictions for how cosmic microwave background should appear if there were primordial magnetic fields, and tested these predictions against observations of the background.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

It cited a statement in a Scalia opinion to the effect that a 19th-century statute prohibiting the theft of goods would apply to the theft of microwave ovens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She added drivers can also keep their keys in a metal container, such as a biscuit tin, or even the microwave at home.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

I look around, and my eyes fall on the microwave clock flashing the time in bright-green numbers.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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

The action in Iran has also underscored that drones are delivering a new economics of warfare, which demands cheap cruise missiles, high-power microwaves for drone defense, reusable interceptors on ships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

Remember: home microwaves didn’t destroy the fast-food business.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Wood said he tends to focus on electrical equipment - such as microwaves and kettles - as well as fixing laptops and has repaired around 50 appliances so far.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

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

The men eat microwaved taquitos, she pounds vitamins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

The power of showing a Black love story from start to finish — despite the microwaved timeline — cannot be understated.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023

My head felt like it had been microwaved in aluminum foil I opened my eyes and saw a large shadowy figure looming over me.

From "The Last Olympian" 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

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

The sterilizing process isn’t that different from microwaving a frozen dinner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 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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