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Recent Examples of microwave
Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 Feb. 2026
Every unit includes a separate living area, dining table, and kitchenette with a microwave, refrigerator, and espresso machine stocked with complimentary coffee.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
My top go-tos: Protein Oatmeal: Half-cup oats microwaved in water, mixed with cinnamon, Splenda, salt, 1 Tbsp. seed mix (chia, flax, hemp), 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, fruit (a banana or berries), plus 1 Tbsp. of peanut butter or chopped walnuts on top.
—Self Staff, SELF, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Simply cook the wings in the oven, air fryer, or microwave, and toss with the spices for a snack with some kick.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 Feb. 2026
Every unit includes a separate living area, dining table, and kitchenette with a microwave, refrigerator, and espresso machine stocked with complimentary coffee.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
MuWave is accelerating commercialization of fusion energy by offering solutions to microwave heating and current drive systems, and will also target to solve the THz gap to unlock many other use cases for microwave wave systems.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
My top go-tos: Protein Oatmeal: Half-cup oats microwaved in water, mixed with cinnamon, Splenda, salt, 1 Tbsp. seed mix (chia, flax, hemp), 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, fruit (a banana or berries), plus 1 Tbsp. of peanut butter or chopped walnuts on top.
—Self Staff, SELF, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microwave
Noun
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Here, the wooden interior is warm and modern, with minimalist landscape photography—by English owner Shouya Grigg, an artist and decades-long Niseko resident—plus contemporary paintings, flower arrangements, scented candles, shelves of ceramics, and a wood-burning stove.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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According to Petrino, many have wings that overlap the counters, preventing crumbs or spills from getting trapped alongside the stove.—
Nashia Baker,
Martha Stewart,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The process of pasteurization, heating milk to a specific temperature for a set period of time, kills harmful organisms responsible for diseases such as listeriosis, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, diphtheria, Q fever, and brucellosis, according to the FDA.—
GMA Team,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The bread is traditionally made, with dough mixed by hand, then heated by coals from the fire, buried in sand, covered with more coals and left for 30 minutes.—
Henry Haselock,
TheWeek,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The dish only requires 15 to 20 minutes in the oven, so supper will be served in no time.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2026
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Cover the pot, transfer to the oven, and cook for 2½ hours.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Revolution Cooking smart toaster sears bagels, bread, waffles and more from edge to edge without drying them out -- crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Multigrain bread, defrosted in the toaster, slathered with the dry dredges of a jar of almond butter.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The showstopper was a two-and-a-half-pound horsehair crab, one of the glories of Hokkaido's coastal waters, presented whole and then steamed and shelled.—
Alex Halberstadt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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They’re best eaten raw or lightly steamed to preserve their nutrients.—
Mélanie Defouilloy,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Salmon is infused with lemon grass, fennel, green onions, and wine in the slow cooker and then glazed under the broiler with teriyaki sauce.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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For warming and broiler drawers, messes happen even faster.—
Aliyah Rodriguez,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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An air fryer and an air roaster.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Feb. 2026
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Downstairs, Sullivan operated a coffee roaster business throughout the pandemic, sourcing beans for countries all over the world.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Of the 63 dead roaches, 40 were under a soda machine, six were on a glue trap on a counter next to single service to-go items (usually plates, plastic utensils) and another half-dozen under the microwave oven.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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From heating food quickly to baking delicious cakes, the microwave oven is used for a constructive purpose by millions today, far from the destructive intentions for which its technology was invented.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Microwave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microwave. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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