microwaving

Definition of microwavingnext
present participle of microwave

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for microwaving
Verb
  • Then there is climate change, driven by burning planet-heating fossil fuels, which is bringing warmer temperatures and longer periods without rain.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • This is achieved by heating molten salts, which retain energy efficiently and can later release it to power turbines.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, he was bundled off in the middle of the night to the USS Iwo Jima steaming offshore in the Caribbean and then a flight to Stewart Air National Guard Base in the Hudson Valley on his way to a New York jail cell to await his trial.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The extra hydration and water vapor from a steaming mug of tea help thin the mucus.
    Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Fossil fuel production is still increasing, driving up planet-warming pollution; the United States is in climate denial mode; and turbulent geopolitics have pushed the climate crisis down the agenda and into the culture wars.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The season transforms the city’s historic streets into something out of a snow globe—brick row houses dusted in white, gas lamps flickering through the early dusk, and the smell of soul-warming seafood chowder drifting from restaurants in the Seaport area.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Microwaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microwaving. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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