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
  • This party track introduced audiences to a version of Tito Double P that radiated a lighthearted madness — fueled by Skyy vodka and Old Parr whiskey, as per the song’s lyrics.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The actress radiated grace, flashing a smile and striking a subtle pose for a portrait in the '50s.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • The singer took the late-night show stage, illuminated with a brilliant red backdrop, and offered an impassioned take on the song.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
  • At the top of the main stage, a metal road barricade lined with lampposts illuminated different colors for each song.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • These digital tokens, which are pegged to fiat currencies and emitted by companies rather than a central bank, have proliferated globally, with behemoths like Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC dominating the marketplace.
    Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • However, this innovative material completely erases thermal signatures from infrared screens by altering how heat is emitted and detected.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Practically every room is lit by floor-to-ceiling windows or wide, open glass doors.
    Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This almost iridescent highlighter is a great example of how to use shimmer for a lit-from-within, ethereal glow.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Deep overhanging eaves cast long shadows across geometric leadlight windows, while thick bands of locally quarried sandstone wrap the base – Griffin’s signature, written not in ink but in stone.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Crutchfield said Midland covers a large geographic portion of the county but has no early voting location, requiring many residents to drive to Concord or the Cabarrus Arena to cast ballots before Election Day.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Destiny’s Child released their fifth and final album, Destiny Fulfilled, in 2004.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
  • The county has not released estimates of how much each tax credit would be worth on average.
    Ilana Arougheti July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

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“Irradiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irradiated. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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