GUTTERING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

guttering

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Definition of guttering

present participle of gutter

as in smelting

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Importantly, the zero-melting scenario is an extreme modeling experiment, not a realistic prediction.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Which wet hole is the way out — and which leads to a pool of skin-melting digestive acid?

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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Where permafrost is rich in ground ice, thawing can fundamentally change its ability to support infrastructure.

— Ming Xiao, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
Aside from thawing their relationship, the meeting could also serve as a way for the two to talk out their differences in AI safety and development, as their views have increasingly diverged.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2026

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Summit has proposed capturing CO2 emissions from dozens of ethanol plants in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, liquefying it under pressure and transporting it via the pipeline to North Dakota, to sequester it deep underground.

— Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 13 Feb. 2026
Their chemical concoction containing the bacterium is then pumped in, liquefying the rock underground.

— Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2026

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