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as in illumined
to supply with light
the light from a galaxy of flashing signs irradiates the heart and soul of Las Vegas
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as in radiated
to throw or give off
irradiating an aura of supreme confidence on the playing field
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Recent Examples of irradiated
The sterile flies are irradiated and released en masse, designed to blanket a region experiencing an outbreak.
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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
The team placed a layer of the anisotropic crystal on top of silica and irradiated the two with an electron beam.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 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
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
The team placed a layer of the anisotropic crystal on top of silica and irradiated the two with an electron beam.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 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
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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
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The largely peaceful celebration radiated out into the streets around the Garden, with some fans climbing on street signs and jumping on top of vehicles.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Their loss radiated outward like ripples in water after a stone is dropped.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The unveiling will take place during Cramerton’s community-wide celebration, where the bridge over the South Fork River will be illuminated to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary — creating a vibrant focal point in the heart of the town.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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It should be displayed only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open, but can be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated at night, the flag code said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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Astronomers analyze these patterns, including which colors are emitted, absorbed or reflected, to gauge the size, temperature and composition of objects in space.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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Turning a thorium nucleus into a clock Modern atomic clocks keep time by measuring the frequency of light absorbed or emitted when electrons jump between specific energy levels inside an atom.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Chopper 4 footage showed large flames burning through trees near the turnpike as crews lit backfires—a tactic used to extinguish a wildfire by burning fuel ahead of the approaching fire line.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Within this structure will be latex sculptures based on guardian figures from Korean Buddhist iconography, lit in such way as to cast moving shadows across the floor and walls.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 June 2026
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Early voting in Maryland's 2026 primary election ended Thursday, as hundreds of thousands of ballots have already been cast across Maryland.—
Bryant Reed,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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But off the coast of Georgia and neighboring states, a reportedly robust red snapper population has recreational anglers casting for a longer catch season after 15 years of restrictions that limited fishing to four days or less each summer.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
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As of Sunday evening, the names of those killed had yet to be released.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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Ukraine’s emergency services said a fire had affected 800 square meters of the roof of the Dormition Cathedral, and released images that showed damage to the building.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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“Irradiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irradiated. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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