1
as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
certain superheated liquids change to gas with almost explosive violence
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2
as in warm
having or expressing great depth of feeling
a superheated, rancorous argument on how the child should be raised
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Recent Examples of superheated
Justin Worland, Time, 17 July 2025
When someone turns on the hot water in the shower or starts the dishwasher, a mixing valve adds cool water to the superheated store to provide the appropriate temperature for the application.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
To many, this superheated metal sphere at the planet’s heart is one of geology’s greatest mysteries.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2025
Chandra can see outbursts from our nearest black hole and threads of superheated gas at the Milky Way’s core.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2024
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The magnets keep the superheated fuel in place and stable enough for the fusion process to occur.
—Justin Worland, Time, 17 July 2025
When someone turns on the hot water in the shower or starts the dishwasher, a mixing valve adds cool water to the superheated store to provide the appropriate temperature for the application.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
To many, this superheated metal sphere at the planet’s heart is one of geology’s greatest mysteries.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2025
Chandra can see outbursts from our nearest black hole and threads of superheated gas at the Milky Way’s core.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superheated
Adjective
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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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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Scientific American,
3 Mar. 2020
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Best Things to See and Do One of the highlights of the Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway is its access to hiking trails, so make sure to bring decent walking or hiking shoes and a warm layer or two.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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Used a mulch, leaves keep soil cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, protecting plant roots from extreme temperatures.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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They can be used in the oven, broiler, or microwave and can be heated to 572°F.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Next, the brim gets its shape through a process called flanging, accomplished via machines heated to 275 degrees that will press brims with 60 pounds of pressure.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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His own divorce from actress Jennifer Jason Leigh informed his Oscar-winning Marriage Story (2019), a searing look at love unraveling.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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And McConaughey, as a nervy reluctant hero, steers the searing, intense narrative about normal people living through the most hellish of circumstances.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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As his star has risen, the performer born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio has become the most passionate and effective ambassador in Puerto Rican history.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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Stay open to rapid communication, travel opportunities, or passionate connections.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Craft your own pumpkin, blown by professionals out of hot molten glass.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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The sugary aroma wafts down Main Street, where artisans continue the century-old tradition of pouring, paddling, and slicing molten fudge into glossy, irresistible bricks.—
Christine Chitnis,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Safdie perceptively locates the protagonist’s troubling inner contradictions—the atavistic fury that drives him to compete and the intense self-control that competition demands—but dramatizes such outer crises as opioid addiction and conflict with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt) only schematically.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement In the late 2000s, as the climate warmed further, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad loosened restrictions on well drilling and started another dam building spree.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ec3 has already warmed sidewalks in snowy Sapporo, Japan, thanks to its thermal conductivity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Superheated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superheated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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