plasma

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Recent Examples of plasma The process that forms these particles, found wherever there is plasma, or charged gas, in space, also occurs throughout the heliosphere and along its boundary. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025 All of space was permeated by a roiling plasma. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025 Solar flares – intense bursts of energy in the Sun’s atmosphere – and coronal mass ejections – eruptions of plasma from the Sun – can affect the communications, satellite navigation and power grid systems that keep society functioning. Ryan French, The Conversation, 24 Sep. 2025 The area of plasma, or highly ionized gas, extends thousands of kilometers above the sun’s visible surface, called the photosphere. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plasma
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Noun
  • Named after the 1983 track by Liquid Liquid, Optimo became an influential Sunday night event, hosting acts like LCD Soundsystem, Franz Ferdinand, Cut Copy, The Rapture, TV on the Radio, and Hot Chip.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Every room features flat-screen LCD televisions, floor-to-ceiling windows, an alarm clock radio with MP3 connectivity, and a safe and 24-hour room service.
    Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The author had found that the paranormal romance genre, both on television and in books, has historically relegated Black girls to lesser roles that usually end badly for them.
    Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Film and television production in recent years has been decamping from Hollywood to shoot in locations that offer lucrative tax incentives, like the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, which makes filming less expensive.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • So like, dad TV is a new thing.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Spanberger addressed the issues of trans women participating in women’s sports, as well as using female bathrooms, in an interview with WSET-TV in Roanoke.
    Julia Manchester, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Specifically, they have been designed to explore lava tubes or underground tunnels formed by ancient volcanic activity that may exist on the moon.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
  • While it hasn't been made mandatory, drivers are encouraged to wear the cooling vest that features tubes.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Plasma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plasma. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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