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Recent Examples of microwave
Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
When reheating food, only use cookware designed for microwave use, Stover says.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 26 Jan. 2026
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Enjoy the leftovers chilled, or reheat individual servings in a heat-safe vessel in the oven or microwave until the chicken reaches 165°F and the casserole is warm throughout.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The same InstaGLO platform now sits at the core of a forthcoming oven combining microwave energy, high‑speed air, and infrared, eliminating the need to preheat and compressing what used to be a three‑step dance between microwave, oven, and broiler into one cycle.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
When reheating food, only use cookware designed for microwave use, Stover says.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
Two, elite offensive lines can’t be patchwork jobs, can’t be microwaved and can’t have 80-90% turnover every year.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Enjoy the leftovers chilled, or reheat individual servings in a heat-safe vessel in the oven or microwave until the chicken reaches 165°F and the casserole is warm throughout.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microwave
Noun
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Revuckas also admitted to starting the fire using items from the apartment and the kitchen stove.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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With a gas stove, average levels adjust to 5 ppm to 15 ppm.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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How about a side hustle heating several thousand homes in the neighborhood?—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Jan. 2026
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Brahmi found a Canadian company that built a custom electric bread oven for Rise that distributes even heat inside a taller-than-normal interior chamber, which prevents the tops of the soufflés from burning.—
Claire Ballor
Staff Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 350°.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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In a 6-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, melt butter on medium heat.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Some snacked on free food provided by a man who fired up a generator to make hot drinks and toaster-oven pizzas.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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If the toaster’s flaw was physics, the water filter’s flaw was in the experience.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Transfer to a large plate, spreading out to keep from steaming.—
Hana Asbrink,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Luz’s agency had scored the gillagers a dump truck, part of a citywide program encouraging poor Manileños to trade garbage for rice and instant noodles, but most scavenging was carried out by teams of boys and young men who scampered over steaming filth.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Cloaked in a perfect-from-the-jar marinara sauce and topped with thick slices of mozzarella cheese, crispy chicken cutlets turn golden and bubbly under the oven's broiler.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
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Return to broiler, and cook until cheese is melted and golden, about 2 minutes more.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Brews & Beans, where guests will learn to taste like a brewer or a roaster and come to understand how time, temperature and process create flavors, aromas and strengths.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Liliette and Stephen Freeman started Pittador Brews in 2020, initially using a propane roaster.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His father, James, an experimental filmmaker and the school’s founder, has killed himself via a MacGyvered microwave oven.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Also, excess food debris was noted in a microwave oven, a cooler, a holster for the pop-dispensing gun and a mixer.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Microwave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microwave. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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