gases 1 of 2

variants also gasses
plural of gas

gases

2 of 2

verb

variants or gasses
present tense third-person singular of gas

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gases
Noun
Along with heat and steam, gas stoves release gases like carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide, which can affect indoor air quality. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026 During reentry, gases became trapped in the heat shield, leading to cracking. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 Air Liquide, a $120 billion company which makes gases and chemicals, has traded at a discount to its chief competitor, Linde, in part, because of its weaker margins. Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Avoid storing potatoes near onions, which release gases that can accelerate sprouting and spoilage. Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026 Here it must be noted that light gases like hydrogen travel at high thermal velocities. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 Tons of planet-warming gases are bubbling up from reservoirs. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Below are five additional detectors at Amazon, some of which double as smoke alarms or check for other gases that are bad for your health. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 Those gases create heat, which scrambles weather patterns and ecosystems. Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
Using new transit spectra from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the researchers argued that the data were consistent with dimethyl sulfide, and possibly dimethyl disulfide — gases that on Earth are strongly associated with marine biology. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025 Mia, who is now in the inner circle and has enlisted her ex, Andre, to retrieve Bradley when she is released, will attend the opera separately so Alex can meet with Ivanov to talk about a deal while Mia gasses up the mistress. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gases
Noun
  • Israel robs children of their smallest joys because joy is the seed of hope, and that is how the body learns that captivity is not the natural condition of life.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero Jack Grealish (Everton) One of the great joys of last season was the sight of Jack Grealish getting approximately 75 per cent of his groove back on loan at Everton.
    David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Shuenemeyer regularly chats with other arborists from Maine to Washington, looking to identify and catalog historic varieties of apples.
    Kevin Strong, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the German Telegram chats date back to at least 2020, court documents show.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Those 30 lucky owners should experience exceptional throttle response that delights.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026
  • This is a prospect that particularly delights Lady Eliza Spencer, Princess Diana’s niece and Prince Harry’s cousin.
    Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Its breakfast, lunch and dinner menus aren’t changing, but thanks to a bigger pastry case, there is more availability of sweet treats like cakes and tarts.
    Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The treats make sense, Donati told Fox News Digital, as Americans increasingly consider their pets part of the family.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Entire product categories that were barely imaginable in 2020 are now weekend projects such as a tutor that converses in Mandarin, a paralegal that drafts and redlines, and a designer that produces forty variations before lunch.
    Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Epstein converses with Summers Larry Summers, Clinton’s Treasury secretary and the director of the National Economic Council under former President Obama, corresponded with Epstein numerous times via email.
    Max Rego, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That prompted Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara last February to call on insurers to pay 100% of their policyholders’ contents coverage limits without a detailed inventory, noting some already did.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The cooler chills contents down to -4 degrees Fahrenheit, so there is no need for ice!
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • At-home feasts for Thanksgiving and Christmas still will be offered this year, and the Samsons are considering a blowout New Year’s Eve soirée too.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Ancient dirty dishes University of South Carolina archaeologist Adam King and his colleagues found fragments of ancient DNA from Theobroma cacao in the inner surfaces of potsherds from long-ago feasts at Etowah.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For the final episode of our 2026 season, Mike talks with Adam Erlich Sachs (recipient of a 2026 Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction) about the historical Kantian thicket of Heinrich von Kleist’s Michael Kohlhaas, translated by Michael Hoffman.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Nolte’s expressive eyes and face do a lot of the work in each scene as Alice talks.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Gases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gases. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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