irradiated

past tense of irradiate

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Recent Examples of irradiated Fractal models had been used on graphite samples before, but not irradiated ones. Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025 As the researchers explain, ultraviolet light accounts for roughly 4 percent of the total solar energy focused on the water being irradiated. IEEE Spectrum, 16 Aug. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irradiated
Verb
  • Manabe’s model offered a way to test the greenhouse effect — the century-old idea that certain gases trap heat that would otherwise be radiated from Earth back to space.
    Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The artistry hinged on soft black liner framing the eyes, a pop of copper shimmer on the lids, and skin that radiated health.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Villa’s imbalanced squad has been illuminated at the start of this campaign.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • During testing, the tower was illuminated in multiple colors, including royal blue and red to match both the Chiefs and the structure’s daytime look.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the aftermath of such a transition, a background of low-energy remnant radiation would be emitted omnidirectionally, persisting even until the present day.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
  • When the bacterium is emitted into the atmosphere, these INPs generate ice particles — a process called ice nucleation that is the first step in rain formation in cold clouds.
    Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The unfolding saga in the Kirk assassination investigation casts a spotlight on how past perpetrators of high-profile shootings had taken to Discord to announce their plans, ideate about committing mass violence, and at times coordinate logistics.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Tundidor cast the lone dissenting vote, holding firm on his call for a deeper, permanent tax cut over a one-time rebate.
    Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Japan lit the spark in 1964 with the iconic Shinkansen bullet trains, which showed the world that fast, safe, and efficient rail travel was possible.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The music video pairs tribal ritualism with coastal dreaminess, leading viewers through a cabin lit by candlelight and a beach after sunset.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He was arrested following a 33-hour manhunt after his parents recognized surveillance images of the suspect released by police and convinced him, with the help of a family friend, to turn himself in.
    Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Just four months after being released from her WWE contract, Shayna Baszler has made her on-screen return to the NXT brand.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The agent brightened, having noticed something in my file.
    Katherine LaGrave, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Discovered in January, the green comet has brightened faster than predicted in recent weeks and now looks set to be visible from dark rural skies during October 2025.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Irradiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irradiated. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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