microwave oven
noun
: an oven in which food is cooked by the heat produced by the absorption of microwave energy by water molecules in the food
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Of the 63 dead roaches, 40 were under a soda machine, six were on a glue trap on a counter next to single service to-go items (usually plates, plastic utensils) and another half-dozen under the microwave oven.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
This peculiar event led to the discovery of the microwave oven.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
His father, James, an experimental filmmaker and the school’s founder, has killed himself via a MacGyvered microwave oven.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
In addition, racks inside one of the coolers were unclean and rusty, and the microwave ovens were visibly soiled.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Jan. 2026
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
This peculiar event led to the discovery of the microwave oven.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
His father, James, an experimental filmmaker and the school’s founder, has killed himself via a MacGyvered microwave oven.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
In addition, racks inside one of the coolers were unclean and rusty, and the microwave ovens were visibly soiled.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for microwave oven
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“Microwave oven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microwave%20oven. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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