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microwave

[mahy-kroh-weyv] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌweɪv /
VERB
cook
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"It sounded like cracking, like popcorn in the microwave... crunching," she said.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Right, this is what Tina Fey’s pilot of “30 Rock” was based on: The vice president of television and microwave oven programming.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

After his career prospered, he bought his wife a fur coat one Christmas and, to make the gift more of a surprise, wrapped it in a microwave box.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

High-power microwave systems are generally less vulnerable to rain, fog or smoke than lasers, but still depend on line of sight, range, beam control and the surrounding electromagnetic environment.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Signaling the end, the microwave timer beeped three times.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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

Either electrical current from divertors or from microwaves ionizes the gas, igniting an electrically charged plasma ring.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

Emma microwaves the pasta while I arrange veggies on paper plates.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The men eat microwaved taquitos, she pounds vitamins.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2025

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

"So we went and took snow from the backyard and microwaved it and it's clear - is this bad? Am I not supposed to eat snow?"

From BBC Jan. 22, 2024

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

When it began to get dark, Coraline microwaved herself a frozen pizza.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman

"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 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

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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