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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 polished stainless steel construction delivers fast, even heating on every cooktop - including induction.
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Instead, the paper itself is coated with dye crystals that render in color when heated—similar to how thermal printheads in monochrome label printers work.
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The beam can then burn through wires, damage sensors and cameras, or overheat battery packs.
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How to treat heat illness Lightheadedness is often a common symptom when people begin to overheat.
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This helps preserve nutrients and reduces the need to reheat.
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Here's how to reheat corn on the cob six easy ways.
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Europe is the planet’s fastest-warming continent and these kinds of extreme heat waves are only expected to become more severe, frequent and prolonged unless humans rapidly phase out fossil fuels, the scientists said.
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Scientists continue to study how much, if any, warming temperatures may affect El Niño's traditional impacts.
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“Superheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superheat. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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