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Recent Examples of superheat
Insects bask in the sunlight to superheat their bodies and cook invading organisms; humans do the same by running a fever.
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Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
This superheats this material—mostly gas in the form of plasma—to temperatures of millions of degrees.
—Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2023
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.
—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
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Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
This superheats this material—mostly gas in the form of plasma—to temperatures of millions of degrees.
—Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2023
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superheat
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Mission Control was working on ways to heat the nozzle up with sunlight and heaters to clear any ice today.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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The process causes a violent compression of air molecules that can heat the spacecraft’s exterior to more than 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit (2,760 degrees Celsius).—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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The kits—which are used to construct home sauna heating units—contain electrical conductors that can overheat, posing a significant fire risk.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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The officers have a shift schedule in place and a vet on standby to make sure their mounts don’t overheat.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Is there a wrong way to reheat a slice of pizza?—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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To reheat the pork chops, avoid drying them out by using a baking dish and the oven.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Temperatures and sea levels are rising faster than expected, driven by rising greenhouse gas emissions, warming oceans and melting ice.—
Brian Lee,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Your brain responds to their shrinking by getting your heart to pump faster, pushing blood up into your head to quickly warm the area with more blood flow, causing the vessels to expand again.—
Julia Daye,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Superheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superheat. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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