Ve·su·vi·an
və-ˈsü-vē-ən 
1
: of, relating to, or resembling the volcano Vesuvius
2
: marked by sudden outbursts
has a Vesuvian temper, but quickly controls himself—
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Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
Mars’ volcanoes don’t have Vesuvian outbursts — at least none that scientists have observed.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Although archaeologists have found about 300 xenia paintings in Vesuvian cities, the latest stands out for its quality of execution.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2023
About 300 of these representations have been found in Vesuvian cities.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 June 2023
The brash Vesuvian sounds of golden-era rap had us by the brain stem.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 5 June 2023
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But the Vesuvian preserved brain studied by Petrone et al. is both very old (although not the oldest) and unusual in terms of the hypothesis proposed about the precise mechanism by which it was preserved.
—Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
Mars’ volcanoes don’t have Vesuvian outbursts — at least none that scientists have observed.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Although archaeologists have found about 300 xenia paintings in Vesuvian cities, the latest stands out for its quality of execution.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2023
About 300 of these representations have been found in Vesuvian cities.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 June 2023
The brash Vesuvian sounds of golden-era rap had us by the brain stem.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 5 June 2023
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“Vesuvian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vesuvian. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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