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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.
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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.
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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.
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Brian T. Jacobs,
National Geographic,
24 Aug. 2021
See All Example Sentences for superheat
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
See All Example Sentences for superheat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superheat
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The goal is to brighten—not shrink or damage—your fabrics, so pay special attention to heat sensitivity and fiber type.
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Ceiling hooks for fishing rods, cargo door for two bikes, spray hose for cleaning gear and heated locker for drying it.
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Temperatures inside of cars can reach 125 degrees in minutes, even with windows cracked, and children overheat as much as five times faster than adults, the fact sheet said.
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Best Quince Linen Clothing My mom and I overheat year-round, but summertime is even worse.
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Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator and serve chilled, at room temperature, or gently reheated.
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This story's already been reheated three times since the 1990s, after all.
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Other low-income counties in New Mexico, a state with many of the country's fastest-warming cities, show similarly low AC use.
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The terrain is rocky, with vineyards clinging to steep limestone slopes, simultaneously warmed by the sun and cooled by salty Adriatic breezes.
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“Superheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superheat. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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