superheated
adjective
su·per·heat·ed
ˈsü-pər-ˌhē-təd 
ˌsü-pər-ˈhē-
1
: subjected to superheating
2
: very hot
also
: exceedingly emotional or intense
superheated debate
Examples of superheated in a Sentence
certain superheated liquids change to gas with almost explosive violence
a superheated, rancorous argument on how the child should be raised
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The first skeleton was of a young man, who is thought to have died in a pyroclastic surge—a rush of superheated gas and hot ash that can literally boil blood.
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Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
The Azores islands have twin volcanic engines: one is a rising fountain of superheated rock known as a mantle plume, and the other is the islands’ location atop three diverging tectonic plates, which allows hot rock to rise, decompress and melt.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
North America's largest coke plant hugs the west bank of Pennsylvania's Monongahela River, belching out emissions from turning superheated coal into a carbon-rich fuel.
—Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
The superheated gas from this galaxy, Messier 82 (M82), flows from a region of intense stellar activity at the galaxy's heart.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
The Azores islands have twin volcanic engines: one is a rising fountain of superheated rock known as a mantle plume, and the other is the islands’ location atop three diverging tectonic plates, which allows hot rock to rise, decompress and melt.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
North America's largest coke plant hugs the west bank of Pennsylvania's Monongahela River, belching out emissions from turning superheated coal into a carbon-rich fuel.
—Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
The superheated gas from this galaxy, Messier 82 (M82), flows from a region of intense stellar activity at the galaxy's heart.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Superheated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superheated. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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