irradiated

past tense of irradiate

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Recent Examples of irradiated First fuel removal The samples were irradiated using the Fission Accelerated Steady-state Testing (FAST) method. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2026 The sterile flies are irradiated and released en masse, designed to blanket a region experiencing an outbreak. Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 June 2026 Vector control districts serving Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties have irradiated males and released them in recent years. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 Dirty Electrons For six years, Bouquet and Kéraval studied two sets of sealed, irradiated soil samples — one of normal soil, and one that was supplemented with glucose. Siddhant Pusdekar, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2026 Most of the food comes ready to eat, having been rehydrated, thermostabilized using heat to destroy harmful microorganisms and enzymes, or irradiated to kill bacteria. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026 Boyd notes that the power in the beam matters but so does the material that is irradiated. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026 Clooney — face wrapped in a giant gray beard — plays Augustine, a scientist at an Arctic research station that's still standing after an unnamed global catastrophe leaves the Earth irradiated. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025 Set two-hundred years after atomic armageddon, residents of Vault-Tec’s network of luxury fallout habitats begin to explore the radioactive territory outside their shelters and discover a nightmarish world of militant factions, irradiated creatures, vicious raiders, and feral monsters. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irradiated
Verb
  • Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The extended chords radiated color, but despite the influence of hip-hop and video-game music, the playing felt less mischievous than relentlessly mechanical.
    Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Gomez radiated in another stunning look for a Rare Beginnings campaign video.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • When the sign was illuminated Thursday, part of one side displayed a purple strip and appeared unevenly lit.
    Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The venue’s interior is dark and opulent, with details in black, gold, and emerald green illuminated by mirrors and crystal chandeliers.
    Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When excess noise hits the level determined by his customers, a purple glow is emitted from a lamp.
    Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Heat would be emitted from the roof and be no different from an apartment building of the same size.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Night lasts about two Earth weeks, and at the poles, only a few ridges stay lit for long stretches.
    Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The MacBook Neo has lit a fire under PC developers to release competitive, low-cost models of their own, such as the most recent Dell XPS 13.
    Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Republicans also tried to push forward a slimmer voting bill that would require people to show IDs before casting ballots for federal elections.
    Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • As Heated Rivalry hits the ice for another season with some new teammates, there’s bound to be some opinions about the casting choices for the book series’ beloved characters.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Along for the ride in pouches behind its mandibles are spores of a fungus that are released as the insect chews through the wood.
    Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Inspector General Eliot Prescott released a 26-page report detailing the findings of his investigation into the death of 33-year-old Gamboy Guaranda at the New Haven Correctional Center on April 16.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

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