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Craft your own pumpkin, blown by professionals out of hot molten glass.—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025 The sugary aroma wafts down Main Street, where artisans continue the century-old tradition of pouring, paddling, and slicing molten fudge into glossy, irresistible bricks.—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025 This cake is best slightly underbaked so the center is molten like a lava cake.—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025 To bring sand to its molten state, the furnace must be heated to over 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit (1,500 degrees Celisus) for as long as 50 hours, which requires burning fossil fuels such as natural gas, releasing greenhouse gases.—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for molten
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from past participle of melten to melt
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