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Recent Examples of irradiation
The Whitney has a fumigation guy who uses a process called ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.
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Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
In one study, healthy adult women who took apple polyphenol tablets saw significant prevention of skin pigmentation caused by ultraviolet irradiation.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, hot planets cool off, and stellar irradiation heats up atmospheres.
—Dakotah Tyler, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
For instance, one simulation might examine how hydrogen moves within a material during irradiation.
—Sophie Blondel, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
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Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
In one study, healthy adult women who took apple polyphenol tablets saw significant prevention of skin pigmentation caused by ultraviolet irradiation.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, hot planets cool off, and stellar irradiation heats up atmospheres.
—Dakotah Tyler, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
For instance, one simulation might examine how hydrogen moves within a material during irradiation.
—Sophie Blondel, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irradiation
Noun
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Upcoming full moons These times mark the exact instant of full illumination.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The astronauts will be able to look at the same locations more than once with different angles of illumination, according to Young.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Regardless, string lights like these instantly create warmth, ambiance, and luminescence.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2026
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The phone powers the light source while the camera captures the strip’s luminescence in real time.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This is a city of dreamers and strivers, so come, bask in their glow, and enjoy a few days of that golden life for yourself.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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Highlighted at the center of the galaxy by a bright white glow, for instance, is IC 486's active galactic nucleus (AGN), the center of the galaxy and an active supermassive black hole.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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