as in heated
melted by heat
molten metal molten lava
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Recent Examples of molten
These nails are a rich, molten gold moment that perfectly capture the extravagance of the event.
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Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
The collaboration aims to combine Natura’s 100-megawatt (MW) molten-salt reactor (MSR-100) with NGL’s massive water treatment infrastructure in the Permian Basin.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
The Mornay and chili mixture is heated until the cheese is molten, then it is mixed by hand in a large bowl with the egg whites.
—Claire Ballor
staff Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Both machines fire powerful lasers at molten tin droplets in a vacuum, which create plasma that emits EUV light.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
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Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
The collaboration aims to combine Natura’s 100-megawatt (MW) molten-salt reactor (MSR-100) with NGL’s massive water treatment infrastructure in the Permian Basin.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
The Mornay and chili mixture is heated until the cheese is molten, then it is mixed by hand in a large bowl with the egg whites.
—Claire Ballor
staff Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Both machines fire powerful lasers at molten tin droplets in a vacuum, which create plasma that emits EUV light.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molten
Adjective
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The prosecutors and the defense team became heated with one another repeatedly over the evidence, witness scheduling and lines of questioning.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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The property also included a ranch office, a firehouse and a seven-bay heated garage.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Please take my answer for granite (igneous granite).—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2026
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The black expanse of thin, dense and relatively young basalt from those centers stands in stark contrast to thicker, more buoyant continental crust, which is primarily granite but contains the full gamut of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks and can be billions of years old.—
Evan Howell,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The sudden discharges of superheated plasma occur even in seemingly sunny conditions, rip apart air molecules, and can easily span hundreds of miles.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 Jan. 2026
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Flashover typically causes severe burns, particularly on the face, beck and upper limbs, often combined with critical inhalation injures from radiant heat and superheated gases.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
2 Jan. 2026
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Sister Rochelle, played by April Grace with seething intensity, sets her straight.—
Lisa Rosen,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Bondi Beach, Sydney — For Australia’s tiny Jewish population, Bondi Beach was a refuge within a vast country that offered sanctuary to families fleeing a seething hate that killed six million of their kind within the lifetime of some of their oldest members.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
20 Dec. 2025
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These Broncos formed an identity around Nix, a fiery 25-year-old whose white-hot competitiveness fueled a season of second-half comebacks.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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No ordinary exterminator can vanquish these genius roaches, who are not only brilliant but also full of a white-hot thirst for revenge that can never be sated.—
Jonathan Zeller,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
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Dollander made several mechanical tweaks during the offseason, hoping to make his sizzling fastball more effective and his slider more dependable in the zone.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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When the oil is shimmering, add the vegetables and chorizo and cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are warmed through and the sausage is sizzling, 6 to 8 minutes.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Saturated in the heatwave colors of Australia’s scorching Red Center, with its searing blue skies and bright orange sands, Wolfram makes the grim, lawless backwater of Wake in Fright seem positively cosmopolitan by comparison.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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Caramelizing lemon — by grilling, searing or sauteéing — is done in many Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines.—
Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Molten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molten. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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