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Such a large amount of mass in such a small volume causes extraordinary gravitational forces, which in turn accelerate galaxies to speeds of millions of kilometres per hour and superheat the plasma that permeates the cluster to millions of degrees Celsius.
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Toby Brown, CNN, 10 Dec. 2021
A billion years later the core will superheat to 180 million degrees Fahrenheit and begin rapidly burning helium, fusing it into carbon and oxygen.
—Brian T. Jacobs, National Geographic, 24 Aug. 2021
The reverse shock wave will continue to superheat the cool iron atoms, eventually reaching the remnant’s core sometime in the next few hundred years.
—Sarah Scoles, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2014
National Ignition facility, scientists use lasers to help superheat and compress tiny pellets containing hydrogen atoms.
—Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2022
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Toby Brown, CNN, 10 Dec. 2021
A billion years later the core will superheat to 180 million degrees Fahrenheit and begin rapidly burning helium, fusing it into carbon and oxygen.
—Brian T. Jacobs, National Geographic, 24 Aug. 2021
The reverse shock wave will continue to superheat the cool iron atoms, eventually reaching the remnant’s core sometime in the next few hundred years.
—Sarah Scoles, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2014
National Ignition facility, scientists use lasers to help superheat and compress tiny pellets containing hydrogen atoms.
—Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superheat
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Temperature, as stated above is important, as is hygiene when handling food, especially with items like potato salad that will not get heated before being consumed.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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Reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce is lightly thickened and chicken is heated through, about 4 minutes, turning chicken once.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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Bedding Deals Swap heavy bedding for lightweight, cooling quilts, sheets, and gel fiber bed pillows to avoid overheating at night.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Investigators said the Jeep had been recalled because its transmission could cause fluid to catch fire if overheated, according to WCBS.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Other foods were not being reheated at hot enough temperatures to be considered safe.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Thaw completely before reheating in a toaster oven.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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But supporters of investment in Greenland argue that new mining techniques, combined with the melting of some ice due to a warming climate, could make those once-inaccessible minerals within reach.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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This Is Us ended three years ago, but one of the show's leading men, Sterling K. Brown, is still warming hearts.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Superheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superheat. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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