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Recent Examples of irradiation
And despite Mercury’s intense irradiation, there are deep, cold craters near its poles that never see sunlight and harbor water ice.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
The irradiation process creates a fusible cleavage product that remains on the paper’s surface.
—Etiido Uko
march 28, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
Sometimes irradiation gets thrown into the mix.
—Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2026
Breast cancer surgeons receive the same amount regardless of whether a patient gets IORT, whole breast irradiation or partial breast irradiation.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
The irradiation process creates a fusible cleavage product that remains on the paper’s surface.
—Etiido Uko
march 28, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
Sometimes irradiation gets thrown into the mix.
—Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2026
Breast cancer surgeons receive the same amount regardless of whether a patient gets IORT, whole breast irradiation or partial breast irradiation.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irradiation
Noun
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Obstacle avoidance is critical, as is collecting visual data of plant health and lighting conditions (natural and artificial LED illumination) for correlations over time, to improve yield.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Inside, a string of skylights will provide almost all the natural illumination the library would ever need, held up by walls made solely of compressed earth.—
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Noun
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In a new study published in PLOS, researchers analyzed 161 fossils with a new rapid and non-destructive protocol, based on stimulating the bone remains with an external energy source, called luminescence.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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The other triggers luminescence, causing materials to emit light in ultraviolet, visible or infrared wavelengths.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If your skin has been looking a little dull, dehydrated, or uneven after long days in the sun, this milky toner is here to restore your glow.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
19 June 2026
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In one chilling early scene, the toys peek out Bonnie’s window and see all the houses around them lit up, from within, by the spectral glow of personal digital devices.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
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“Irradiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irradiation. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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