: an enclosed structure in which heat is produced (as for heating a house or for reducing ore)
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For decades, Saarland’s foundries and furnaces belched black into the sky.
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Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2026
Its light is rather that of a glowing molten metal than that of a burning furnace.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
Seasonal changes, like turning on the furnace in fall, combined with lower humidity, shorter days, and hotter or colder air, often cause ficus to shed a few leaves between seasons.
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Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 July 2026
By the end of the 1970s, the band and movemenet were losing goodwill, loathed by both the hip disco cognoscenti and a reactionary macho counterinsurgence that culminated in the vinyl furnace at Disco Demolition Night in Chicago.
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Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 July 2026
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Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2026
Its light is rather that of a glowing molten metal than that of a burning furnace.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
Seasonal changes, like turning on the furnace in fall, combined with lower humidity, shorter days, and hotter or colder air, often cause ficus to shed a few leaves between seasons.
—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 July 2026
By the end of the 1970s, the band and movemenet were losing goodwill, loathed by both the hip disco cognoscenti and a reactionary macho counterinsurgence that culminated in the vinyl furnace at Disco Demolition Night in Chicago.
—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for furnace
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“Furnace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furnace. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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furnace
noun
fur·nace
ˈfər-nəs 
: an enclosed structure in which heat is produced (as for heating a house or melting metals)
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