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also liquify
as in to melt
to go from a solid to a liquid state
the steel liquefied in the intense heat of the forge
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Recent Examples of liquefy
Natural gas must be liquefied through the LNG trains to be safely exported over water.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
That’s why manufacturers liquefy the gas in plants called trains, like the two destroyed in the recent attack, which occurred March 18 at the Ras Laffan Industrial City production site in Qatar.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
Qatar, a key source of natural gas for world markets, said Iranian missiles caused extensive damage to the Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas facility, where production had already been halted after earlier attacks.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
Beijing was reportedly in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas carriers to pass through the strait.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
That’s why manufacturers liquefy the gas in plants called trains, like the two destroyed in the recent attack, which occurred March 18 at the Ras Laffan Industrial City production site in Qatar.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
Qatar, a key source of natural gas for world markets, said Iranian missiles caused extensive damage to the Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas facility, where production had already been halted after earlier attacks.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
Beijing was reportedly in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas carriers to pass through the strait.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquefy
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Two building owners hoping to bring the Museum of Ice Cream to LoDo have seen those dreams melt away.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The two-in-one tool uses heat to melt and fuse the edges of plastic packaging back together, creating a much tighter seal than an everyday chip clip.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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More than half a century of Cold War hostilities were thawing.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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But in a sign tensions are thawing, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is set to meet White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Friday, Axios reported.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Liquefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquefy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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