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Recent Examples of irradiation
Breast cancer surgeons receive the same amount regardless of whether a patient gets IORT, whole breast irradiation or partial breast irradiation.
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Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
The Whitney has a fumigation guy who uses a process called ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.
—Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
In one study, healthy adult women who took apple polyphenol tablets saw significant prevention of skin pigmentation caused by ultraviolet irradiation.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
For instance, one simulation might examine how hydrogen moves within a material during irradiation.
—Sophie Blondel, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
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Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
The Whitney has a fumigation guy who uses a process called ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.
—Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
In one study, healthy adult women who took apple polyphenol tablets saw significant prevention of skin pigmentation caused by ultraviolet irradiation.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
For instance, one simulation might examine how hydrogen moves within a material during irradiation.
—Sophie Blondel, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irradiation
Noun
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What stands out, in fact, is not Himelfarb’s illumination of the mechanics of chess but his insights regarding the psychologies of people.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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During these times, the easiest way to help birds is to turn off unneeded lights at night and to close curtains or blinds to keep interior illumination from spilling outside.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The other triggers luminescence, causing materials to emit light in ultraviolet, visible or infrared wavelengths.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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Regardless, string lights like these instantly create warmth, ambiance, and luminescence.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The steady light of Saturn will shine below the Great Square of Pegasus with Mars lower still on the eastern horizon, close to the glow of the Pleiades open cluster.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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With recent collaborations with tech titans like NVIDIA and hardware experts like Kinova, AtkinsRéalis is building an ecosystem where the next generation of energy is managed by machines that never tire and fear nothing, even the invisible glow of a reactor core.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Irradiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irradiation. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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