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melted by heat
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Recent Examples of molten
That involves a narrow escape from its fiery vat of molten steel.
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Peter Balonon-Rosen, Vox, 4 July 2025
Instead, these changes are announced millions of years before they’re actually achieved, by the activity of molten rock in Earth’s mantle.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2025
As parts of the colliding plates and seafloor are pushed into Earth’s mantle, blobs of molten rock rise upwards and come into contact with water and gases, resulting in highly-explosive mix on the surface.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The movement in the Earth's molten outer core generates electric currents.
—New Atlas, 10 May 2025
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Peter Balonon-Rosen, Vox, 4 July 2025
Instead, these changes are announced millions of years before they’re actually achieved, by the activity of molten rock in Earth’s mantle.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2025
As parts of the colliding plates and seafloor are pushed into Earth’s mantle, blobs of molten rock rise upwards and come into contact with water and gases, resulting in highly-explosive mix on the surface.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The movement in the Earth's molten outer core generates electric currents.
—New Atlas, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molten
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That clears the way for a heated World Heavyweight Championship feud between Rollins and Punk on Raw.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Chip seal contractors just have to keep the liquid asphalt hot in special heated tanker trucks.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
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Grand Canyon Formed millions of years ago through the uplift of igneous and metamorphic rock and carved by the Colorado River through erosion, the Grand Canyon is one of America's greatest geological treasures.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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With a mix of volcanic soils and igneous and metamorphic rock and less average rainfall than other areas in Napa Valley, vines here are forced to dig deep for water, which supports vine longevity during periods of drought or low rainfall.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
20 July 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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Chandra can see outbursts from our nearest black hole and threads of superheated gas at the Milky Way’s core.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 July 2024
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Alex Brandon/Associated Press What To Know Aircraft and missiles emit strong thermal radiation, created by superheated components such as exhaust nozzles, which raises the risk of detection.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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This means that voters and Congress members alike are driven not so much by loyalty to their own party but instead a sort of seething hatred for the other political party.—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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Bateman's seething anger at having his card bested by that of his colleague Paul Allen (Jared Leto), despite the two cards looking almost identical, satirized the vacuous materialism of 1980s yuppie culture.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 June 2025
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The idea is to get people talking by putting a white-hot spotlight on those hero products and then presenting a very focused brand, an effort that was meant to be helped along by taking direct control over the U.S. wholesale business G-III previously managed.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
21 July 2025
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For another, the white-hot, moment-to-moment global focus by the broadcasters and the paparazzi on the occupants of the seats around her is a given.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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About a dozen have visited or have plans to make stops in the early primary states, such as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, 60, who in April caught attention for delivering a searing speech in New Hampshire aimed at 'do-nothing' Democrats.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Central Florida faces another searing day Sunday with the National Weather Service placing much of the region under another heat advisory, and conditions could worsen Monday.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 July 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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