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Recent Examples of microwave
Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
By the late ’80s and early ’90s, frozen food had met the microwave, and the category was stuffed with meals and snacks for every bland American need, from diet-conscious Lean Cuisine to mindless carb-and-cheese-delivery vehicles such as Totino’s pizza rolls.
—Meghan McCarron, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
Lemon and Water: Slice a lemon in half, place it in a bowl with water, and microwave it for five minutes.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Noun
To this point, Quickley has been viewed as a microwave scorer.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
By the late ’80s and early ’90s, frozen food had met the microwave, and the category was stuffed with meals and snacks for every bland American need, from diet-conscious Lean Cuisine to mindless carb-and-cheese-delivery vehicles such as Totino’s pizza rolls.
—Meghan McCarron, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
Don't microwave your popcorn: Use an air popper or make popcorn on the stovetop.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
Lemon and Water: Slice a lemon in half, place it in a bowl with water, and microwave it for five minutes.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microwave
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Most shares are bound to end up on the receiving end of judgment, and such is the case with home improvement guru Joanna Gaines, who recently posted a photo of herself on Instagram cooking on the stove, with her 6-year-old son, Crew, looking on.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
19 Feb. 2025
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Chop 9 green apples into large chunks and put into a pan on the stove over medium heat.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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While a loss could bankrupt Greenpeace USA, the group says the message that fossil fuels are heating the climate and hurting people will continue.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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Date: Thursday, Feb. 20 Time: 8 p.m. ET Location: TD Garden, Boston The championship game begins at 8 p.m. ET, and if the first matchup was any indication, this one could get heated right from the opening faceoff.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Slide the tray onto the center rack of the preheated oven and set timer for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. 8.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
23 Feb. 2025
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That itself is not too hard to set up or use, but knowing when to pull your cheesecake out of the oven is.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2025
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Swift’s homemade toaster strudel recipe is surrounded in lore and intrigue, due to the praise bestowed on them by boyfriend Travis Kelce (also known as tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, competing in the Super Bowl this Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles).—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appétit,
6 Feb. 2025
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The frozen toaster waffle, Belgian waffle and pancake products were recalled due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.—
Marni Rose McFall,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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For fans who can’t get enough of Reacher, Prime Video is also steaming Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher movies.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Before leaving, the installation team steamed out every wrinkle in her new shades.—
Maria Yagoda,
Curbed,
14 Feb. 2025
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But between 1997 – when North Carolina imposed the hog farm moratorium – and 2021, the state’s production of broiler chickens and turkeys has grown 39%, to more than a billion birds, a Charlotte Observer and News & Observer analysis found.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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Turkey operations have reported cases, and food industry analysts are now closely monitoring the first reports of an outbreak in broiler chickens, bred for meat production, in Georgia, the largest poultry producing state in the country.—
Julie Creswell,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Maintenance cleaning an air fryer oven Cleaning an air-fryer oven after every use is a little more annoying, but keeping up with it means less work later.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
21 Feb. 2025
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Cosori 9-Quart Dual Air Fryer With Wider Double Basket for $170: This was a previous pick among large, dual-basket fryers, prized for its intuitive controls and a dual-basket syncing feature that's now become common among two-basket fryers.—
Matthew Korfhage,
WIRED,
6 Feb. 2025
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That has diminished the available supply of beans for roasters, pushing prices higher and leading to more margin calls.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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She was later invited back to participate in the Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber where she was lauded as a standout roaster.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Microwave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microwave. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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