plasma

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Recent Examples of plasma The plasma turned into a fog of neutral hydrogen and helium gas, but those density waves were frozen into the distribution of matter, a distribution that persists to this day, albeit on much larger scales than back then. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025 As the sun geared up to spit a powerful solar flare into space, NASA scientists snapped huge loops of plasma leaping from the sun's surface. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 Things not only got hot, the blazing solar plasma drowned out communications with Earth. David Szondy, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025 Solar storms, a result of two bursts of plasma hurtling towards Earth, may bring the Northern Lights into view early this week, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plasma 
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Noun
  • The band just announced a run of 10 shows across five cities in the U.S. LCD Soundsystem’s North American tour kicks off with a festival stop in Phoenix before a run of headlining shows in San Diego, Austin, Dallas, New Orleans and Atlanta.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
  • But there on the back of the LCD monitor, the comet made its presence known.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Some of Biden’s Democratic critics are particularly despondent that Trump—never a huge fan of Israel’s wars, which don’t play very well on television—was able to seize the mantle of peacemaker, forcefully directing Israel to arrive at a cease-fire agreement before even taking office.
    Andrew Exum, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2025
  • And that’s what a lot of reality television, true crime television, and even documentaries are able to do.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For more buying tips, check out our list of the Best Soundbars, the Best Streaming Devices, and our guide on How to Choose the Right TV.
    Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The show also will be available through live TV streaming services with CBS in their lineup, including Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and FuboTV.
    ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Authorities said a blast dislodged a tube attached to the hyperbaric chamber, which resulted in an explosion and flash fire, according to CBS.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Also, the lower Guadalupe River begins at the Canyon Lake dam and winds through the Texas Hill Country to New Braunfels, allowing plenty of opportunities to rent a tube and float your way down the river, which also boasts beautiful water.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025

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“Plasma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plasma. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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