as in heated
melted by heat
molten metal molten lava
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Recent Examples of molten
Much like oil and gas, geothermal energy, which harnesses the planet’s molten core to make steam, had long been confined to the places where access came easy—the American West, where Yellowstone’s famous geysers hint at the heat below, or volcanic Iceland.
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Alexander C. Kaufman, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
That’s the subtle magnetic force — generated by the planet’s molten metal core — that surrounds Earth, not unlike the force around a bar magnet.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
The molten rock was contained within the park and wasn't threatening residential areas.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
However, these formations can also arise from volcanic processes, such as the rapid cooling of molten rock droplets during an eruption, or from meteorite impacts, upon which vaporized rocks condense.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Alexander C. Kaufman, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
That’s the subtle magnetic force — generated by the planet’s molten metal core — that surrounds Earth, not unlike the force around a bar magnet.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
The molten rock was contained within the park and wasn't threatening residential areas.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
However, these formations can also arise from volcanic processes, such as the rapid cooling of molten rock droplets during an eruption, or from meteorite impacts, upon which vaporized rocks condense.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molten
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One was his heated exchange with Gore Vidal, which became so famous that a documentary about it, The Best of Enemies, was made about it in 2015.—
Doug Ducey,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday, the second day of the trial, witness Nancy Jo Hancock — a woman who went on a date with Charles Vallow in July 2019 the night before Vallow was shot and killed — got into a heated exchange with Vallow Daybell during cross-examination.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Mafic igneous rock is a material rich in specific minerals that forms when magma cools.—
Kate S. Petersen,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The park’s seven-acre boulder field contains piles of large diabase (an igneous rock) stones formed some 175 million years ago that sound like bells when hit with a hammer.—
Emily Matchar,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 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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If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2019
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This air fryer uses superheated air to cook food at 400°F, producing crispy results with little to no oil.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Hot rock then turns it into superheated steam, which can spin turbines and generate electricity.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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Among the productions strengths is Jake Gyllenhaal’s seething Iago, one of Shakespeare’s greatest villains.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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This helps explain why Gabbard elicits a seething hatred from people like Frum, Clinton, and Nichols.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2024
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But the white-hot rage of the MAGA base can’t be comfortable to bear.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Silicon Valley’s white-hot tech economy pushed up housing costs.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Her viral speech in Minneapolis in 2020 remains one of the most searing indictments of state violence in recent memory.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Image ‘Eric LaRue’ Directed by Michael Shannon, this searing drama centers on Janice (Judy Greer), who struggles to cope after her son commits a school shooting.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.—
Ellie Beeck,
Peoplemag,
6 Feb. 2023
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Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2023
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“Molten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molten. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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