plasma

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Recent Examples of plasma Eventually, the ions start passing through the surrounding air as well, ionizing it to produce that hot plume of plasma. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024 This peak increases the rate of space weather events like solar flares and coronal mass ejections, or bubbles of plasma that burst along with the flares. Ty Roush, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 The northern lights are usually triggered by huge clouds of plasma spat out from the sun—known as coronal mass ejections or CMEs—hitting our planet's magnetic field and sparking a geomagnetic storm. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 CMEs are a combination of magnetic field and plumes of plasma that can cause geomagnetic storms on Earth. Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for plasma 
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Noun
  • The band just announced a run of 10 shows across five cities in the U.S. LCD Soundsystem’s North American tour kicks off with a festival stop in Phoenix before a run of headlining shows in San Diego, Austin, Dallas, New Orleans and Atlanta.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
  • But there on the back of the LCD monitor, the comet made its presence known.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • By Billie Schwab Dunn Pop Culture and Entertainment Reporter 0 After it was announced that the Harry Potter universe was gearing up for a return in the form of episodic television, fans have been eagerly awaiting any updates.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
  • And that’s what a lot of reality television, true crime television, and even documentaries are able to do.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The conversational affair, presented by Google TV and YouTube, will offer thought-provoking dialogue on the future of storytelling and the evolving landscape of entertainment with VIBE’s unique perspective on culture and creativity.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Hulu, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Peacock Need a break?
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Inspect the fireplace and fireplace pilot light regularly for signs of soot buildup, vent obstruction, flame quality, and the overall cleanliness of the pilot tube.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2025
  • They are fed by a tube and kept alive by a ventilator.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Plasma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plasma. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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